I'm not that cynical. Today's police forces have it drummed into them that THEY should never place themselves at risk.
That's why cops seems to be so trigger-happy. Shooting dogs, kids, mentally ill people. We never heard of this shooting-gallery mentality until recently.
Had a discussion with a younger cop on an unrelated subject a few days ago. It was like he didn't hear a word I said.
I got the impression he felt none of us could possibly understand what their work was like, so we should STFU and get lost.
We had an incident a few years ago, involving a teenage girl, with a knife in a school playground, not during school hours. She lunged somewhat towards the officers, and they shot her dead.
The city tries to keep the resulting lawsuits and settlements out of the news, so it will be forgotten.
The quickest way to get the police, is to check the 7-eleven at Indianapolis and Newland streets.