Unfortantly, they do, yes.
I'm sorry if I've offended anyone who loves their country and can't stand the fact that someone else might not like it as much.
You see guys, the law is so stuffed up here. Now say this is the situation:
I'm stopped at a robot, waiting for the green light. Next thing I know, a guy is trying to hijack me, and I decide, no I'm not going to let this happen. Now say I kick his head in or even worse I shoot the **** in the chest and call the police. Saying I've just shot an armed hijacker who was going to shoot me and hijack me. Obviously there are tons of people about who saw and can verify my story. The police will take him to hospital and
arrest me for attempted murder!
That's why we can't really fight back.
Do you know if a cop shoots a suspect in the back, the head, or anywhere where he wasn't facing you directly. That cop can expect to be in big trouble and maybe be hold up for attempted or even murder. Regardly of the situation. The law in this country does suck, I'll admit that.