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cb1000rider wrote:Basically, if they are afraid, what do they have to lose? The biggest thing I'd fear as a LEO is what happens if I miss.

That's what they have to lose that is quantifiable. What isn't quantifiable is the loss of respect and public support every time they kill someone's pet, especially when that pet is on it's own property and the police are at the wrong address, or they've entered property and killed a dog where the owner has done nothing wrong. People care more about these dog killings than they do SWAT raids on the wrong residence that kill innocent people. Fifteen years years ago I remember the comments following articles about police conduct being largely favorable to police, and many urged people not to come to hasty conclusions. Now there are many very negative comments following such articles, with a majority being critical of the police, and completely dismissive of any suggestion that the police will be held accountable for wrongdoing. Granted, it was on the LA Times site where the majority of commenters were probably Commiefornians, but there were quite a few comments supporting Dorner's actions, indifference, and sometimes even glee at the death of police officers. I don't recall seeing much of that even 10 years ago. Now I'm starting to see indifference like that on Patriot sites. That's not good for anyone. I think the actual cost to the police, to the country, and to our society is incalculable, and if continued, ultimately disastrous.