> They’re trained to shoot first and ask questions later.

If this was true, would you have survived?

They should not have guns out at all. Also, expectation on cops are super weirdly low.

Untrained random civilians encountering cops are supposed to have perfect sefl control. Supposedly trained professionals can be irresponsible, escalate for no reasom, risk others and shoot if they merely feel afraid - regardles of actual danger.

"Never point a gun at anything you are not willing to kill"