notprodigy t1_j9v6mzn wrote on February 24, 2023 at 8:06 PM Reply to 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 Literally everything about modern policing is based on the idea that the life of a police officer is more valuable than that of a non-police officer. Including how much risk they should need to take in "fighting crime". Permalink 1
notprodigy t1_j9v6mzn wrote
Reply to 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
Literally everything about modern policing is based on the idea that the life of a police officer is more valuable than that of a non-police officer. Including how much risk they should need to take in "fighting crime".