Originally Posted by willypilgrim

Yeah man, it's way hard to walk around with near impunity, protecting petty bourgeois ideals and doing little to nothing positive for the people who pay your salary.

And don't even ****ing argue that they put their lives on the line to protect us. They choose their profession knowing the risks, and are compensated for it. A policemans life is worth no more than any other citizen. Yes, they knowingly put themselves in risky situations for their job. Tons of people every day put themselves in risky situations every day, but lack a gun strapped to their side, a squadcar of backup at the drop of a call, and a license to act as they see fit and face the "consequences" at a later date to protect them.