They rely on outnumbering their victims

Unless the target might conceivably, possibly, maybe, perhaps fight back anyway, in which case they go right back to buggering off.

The Uvalde police springs to mind, where they just kept doubling down on being pathetic fucks. Them crying about a "battle rifle" was absolutely ridiculous, after their long string of other failures and embarrassments.

I get not wanting to die, of course. But if you're not willing to put your life on the line, don't be a police officer, firefighter, solider, or the like. These jobs come with explicit risk. Being willing to take those risks should be a requirement of the job. If you won't risk your own life, but are willing to enforce stupid laws against people who aren't a threat, sorry, you're just a fascist following the orders of anarchotyrants.