Quote Originally Posted by the_real_MSU_is_us View Post
Fun fact: being a police officer is actually the 22nd most dangerous career field after things like being a garbage man, roofer, traffic cop, USP delivery driver, etc. (https://www.ishn.com/articles/112748...-united-states)

FBI places it as the 18th most dangerous job. (https://usafacts.org/articles/how-ma...-line-of-duty/)

...They get away with behaviors we'd never allow from those working in the ACTUAL dangerous professions. UPS drivers are more likely to die than cops. But if a UPS driver pulled a gun and shot another driver because "I feared they were going to swerve into me" we'd say they should go to prison. When a cop shoots someone unarmed, "he made a motion that seemed like he might be going for a gun" is accepted as valid reason. It's ridiculous
"Police officer" probably covers a much wider range of jobs than UPS driver. Certainly the risk a UPS driver faces probably varies significantly depending on where they are making deliveries, but it's basically the same job. Lots of police probably have a similar risk profile; lots of safe time with some random, high intensity, dangerous time. But there are cops that are basically as safe as general office workers. And there are cops that are routinely facing dangerous situations. If it's the latter that are involved in most of the questionable shootings (I'm not sure they are), then it's really not a fair comparison to compare them to UPS drivers or loggers.