Do you suppose that you feel that way based upon actual events, or is it that somebody being a cop is an intimidating role? Seriously - have you ever heard of a police shooting based upon somebody visiting their home? How could police have anything resembling a normal life if they just killed anybody who arrived there? That itself doesn’t sound realistic to me.
How does that compare against the risk of being killed generally? Is it callous recommending somebody to do door-to-door sales or surveys, because somebody might randomly kill you? I mean, of course it is a remote possibility, by why assume it is probable? Of course these factors are worth considering, but I guess I am skeptical about what actual risk assessment is being done here.
Why assume that individualist ethics trump collectivist ethics? Aren’t those both valid ways to live and interact with people? Do I need to guess “the right one” when talking with somebody, lest I get labelled “unreasonable”? Being more concerned with the health and safety of a community or societal institutions than one’s personal health and safety can indeed be a sound motivation for action, a legitimate reason. So one could just as easily assert that letting your police or government do whatever they like, even breaking their own rules, is irresponsible. I can respect if a person prefers to pursue what they perceive to be their own self-interests, but I am not obliged to assume that this the only feasible default for how people can or should live.
I respect that others may not all see things the same way, it would be nice if others could appreciate our differences without instantly resorting to presumption and personal judgements. Not everybody shares your values, and that does not automatically make them a bad person.
This really isn’t the place to make personal remarks about people. Onus is upon you to explain why you think it might be a maladaptive strategy. Is it “crazy” for police to knock on your door to bother you? Am I obliged to cut them the slack of a double standard? Frankly, if you don’t know what a person is doing or why, then you have no business calling them crazy. The public at large are not obliged to live in accordance with whatever unstated norms you subscribe to.
