[cstreit]

Here is where you guys have it wrong.

The job of the Police is to make arrests, gather evidence, and take notes. Keeping people safe only happens as a consequence of those things.

For example, you will be kept safe if they come to arrest the bad guy in your home. They do not seem to have an obligation to keep you safe if you get between them and their "job" like this hostage. The sooner you understand this, the more sense a lot of this stuff makes.