I disagree. Just a few short years ago in New Jersey,one guy killed several cops. At least 2 in a street battle and and a few more when a SWAT Team made an entry. He was shooting for the kill from the git-go, the Cops had to make the mental transition. He used a shotgun. There is a LOT about mindset that people don't understand or maybe even want to. Cops in general seem to have a disbelief that someone is actually going to do their best to actually KILL them. MOST criminals don't want to kill anybody let alone a cop. The ones who do however actually have the advantage.
I don't disagree about the mentality part of it at all, nor the disbelief of cops that some people WILL kill them. That's kinda the point made by the Dade County shootout; mentally ready or not, the police have still been trained and equipped better to deal with similar issues. They even get hours of "mindset" training to go along with it. (I'm sure you've had the pleasure of sitting through those classes).
