The reason a criminal isn't afraid to shoot a cop is the same reason a soldier isn't afraid to shoot his opponent in battle. If you threaten another person with death, expect them to fight like hell to kill you first. Furthermore, police accused of abusing their power should be tried as if they never had a badge in the first place. Murder is murder regardless of who kills who.
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Not all killing is murder. Killing to protect life (self-defense and defense of others) is wholly justified, and a badge ought to be factored in (removing duty to retreat, for example).
Less-lethal options are less effective, making them more likely to endanger officers and the general public.
There never is a promise of "if you surrender, you'll die." The main goal of SWAT teams is to use force so overwhelming that suspects will be reasonable and surrender. For this purpose, overwhelming firepower and manpower is necessary, although less violent forms of "shock and awe" are also used.
We need body cams to provide evidence of what happens, otherwise the trials would become "he said, he said" and juror bias would decide.
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