But let’s not forget about Afghanistan. Some years ago, there was an attempted assassination of Karzai by a lone gunman who went up to Karzai’s vehicle with a gun. Two bystanders grabbed the would-be assassin and wrestled him to the ground. Karzai’s American mercenary guards blew all three away.

That was the trained reaction of mercs, not policemen. Good mercs protect the principal at all costs. Good policemen consider guilt or innocence. So it goes.