the thread has to do with what you would pay
A Cop. That is what the thread says.
Lucky you did not get shot
In the photo you can see the young man sitting second from the left...notice what is in his lap (plastic baggie)..most likely he is rolling a blunt, you are fortunate that someone did not shoot you for being nosey.
Police work is very dangerous work. As for the police officers that always throw the "chasing bad guys at night" line when talking about how dangerous their job is ......maybe after the Academy when they gave you the gun and the cap spray and the night stick and the walkie talkie and the hand cuffs and the cruiser with the shotgun in the trunk you should have realized that those dangers you mention are part of your job.
I don't like to hear the bagger at TOPS complain about paper cuts..I don't accept the plumber complaining about the odor at work. Why jeez maybe because it is part of the job that they accepted.
Just because you dont want to be a cop does not mean that you are not brave. I come from a close cirlce of friends that are all military veterans..none of us are cops. But if you handed us that line about not being brave enough to do your job you might end up spitting out some teeth..hero.