I feel if the cop feels his life is in danger he has the right to use force if he deems it necessary.
This is a very very low bar.
Why not just hold cops to the same standards as everyone else, especially when your very next line is "Now, cops are people"?
Not to side with Corrik, because I don't, but cops specifically are supposed to deal with violent situations so that we don't have to, so holding them to the standard of everybody else is tough because we very specifically don't hold them to the same standard when it comes to making them do their job. When we want something dealt with, we can just call the cops. The cops can't just call us in the reverse situation.
"There's a crazy guy beating on my door. I better call the cops." is a thing that can happen. "There's a crazy guy beating on our door. We better call B8." is a thing that cannot.
They have a higher degree of training, or should. It's also their job, that they're being paid for. So, you know, same standard justified. I'd actually say higher but it was Corrik so I was starting low. ---
Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else.