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CheapMonkey34 t1_j9v078j wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in ELI5: Why do people get treated way worse for killing a police officer in say, a car crash than if they killed a random stranger? by Impressive_Pound1363

This has nothing to do with protector own.

Cops are more exposed to traffic and people are supposed to pay more attention when cops are involved because there is a high likelihood that there is a special situation going on.

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GerbilFeces t1_j9v1jmj wrote

I only slightly agree. road workers are protected the same way by the law, but they are not afforded the same 'off duty' protection that cops grant eachother.

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Any-Growth8158 t1_j9v37zk wrote

It should be noted that the reason this was likely asked is that an off duty officer was killed yesterday (I think) by a drunk driver. It made news because he tried to run away, but a witness chased him down and restrained him until the cops arrived. The witness didn't know that the guy who was killed was a police officer, and the drunk driver will not get an enhanced sentence because the killed officer was off-duty at the time.

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