devil's advocate but like... maybe the general public incorrectly assumed that public servants like police officers making $60k/yr are going to risk getting killed?
like... i do 9am-5pm in my house, for a lot more than $60k/yr. you could not pay me $60k/yr to run into an active shooting situation. why would i expect somebody else, regardless of their job title, to risk dying to protect others?
heroes are cool and amazing but... why are we expecting somebody earning a median salary whose main job is like... traffic stops, domestic violence disputes, noise complaints
it isn't even about money. i don't think paying somebody $250k/yr magically ok's society to say "well... it's your 40 hour a week duty to risk getting killed"
idk, i'm sure i'm wrong. i'm just being play-contrarian/devil's advocate/fake edgy