Hearing of an execution does not have the same effect of seeing an execution. I saw "faces of death " when I was a kid. Seeing a mans eyes burst from his head while sitting in an electric chair had an effect. I can't remember a lot of things I saw when I was 10, but I remember that. I think a public execution or two would have a positive effect on society's attitude. Seeing death firsthand gives a greater appreciation for life.
Ready for a secret. Despite the catchy "Protect and Serve" slogan on the patrol car bumper the supreme court has ruled that police officers are under no obligation to protect anyone from anything. There is nothing that states they are to knowingly put themselves in harms way to save your life. In dangerous situations most are told to pull back, call for backup, and wait for swat to arrive. In the Vegas shooting the gunman started shooting at 9:59 and it lasted until 10:09 (10 min) police arrived at his room at 10:17 (18 min after the shooting began) but didn't breech the room until 11:20, a full hour and 3 minutes after they arrived. In a lot of these shooting situations they tout "police were on scene within 4 minutes" what you hardly ever hear was "police engaged the suspect within xyz minutes". I know we have a lot of brave men and women in law enforcement. Many who likely would have gone charging in like the Coral police officer did. But there are many who are there to do their 20 and out and would ratber let swat handle it. Police officers aren't soldiers whose duty it is to take the fight to the enemy and win.
The FBI reports that the average hit ratio for police officers is approximately 90% at paper. For officer-involved shootings with a single officer the hit ratio is about 40%, when multiple officers are involved it goes down to about 12 to 15%. When an officer engages a gunman in an active shooter situation the officer is wounded or killed 49% of the time.
