>>The police here is a voluntary group - so if they are too afraid to be a cop then they should find a different job. Of course its a dangerous job - that's part of the deal.
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>FWIW, it's not the most dangerous job in the US or even in the top 10: http://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-dangerous-jobs/
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>Tamar

True - but it's still a job where you run the risk of getting killed and you're always around some sort of conflict. I (along with most people) - when I see gunfire or a fight, the first thing I'm doing is looking for the exit and getting as far away as possible. Cops are a strange breed of people - when there is problems and conflicts their instinct is to head straight for it. This kind of voids the myth we're taught in grade school that cops are all super-friendly types of people that only want to help people. Now toss a bunch of these guys together with a bunch of military grade weapons, equipment and inadequate training you end up with a serious situation that in reality poses a threat to the safety of the citizens.