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"An ordinary man who slams a bullet into another human being can argue self-defense. A man with a badge who empties the barrel of his gun into another human being does not only have the right to claim self-defense. He also enjoys the presumption of regularity in the performance of his duty."

"An ordinary man who slams a bullet into an-
other human being can argue self-defense. A man with a badge who empties the barrel of his gun into another human being does not only have the right to claim self-defense. He also enjoys the presumption of regularity in the performance of his duty."

"What you are is a cop, and when the choice is between a dead cop and a dead addict, the duty is clear—"It's your duty to kill." An ordinary man who slams a bullet into another human being can argue self-defense. A man with a badge who empties the barrel of his gun into another human being does not only have the right to claim self-defense. He also enjoys the presumption of regularity in the performance of his duty."