Being a officer has never been a safe job so I would never state that, nor did I state that. But we did not have things like the BLM ambushing of the Dallas officers, including transit officers simply because they wore a uniform. Walking up to a patrol car and executing the officers sitting in them, just because they are officers.  We did not have nationwide targeting going on. We do now.
Here, today -
"50 officers respond after 100+ skaters surround cop at Volcom skate park; 3 arrested"
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/07/17/100-to-200-skateboarders-encircle-officer-at-costa-mesa-park-prompting-50-other-officers-to-respond-and-leading-to-3-arrests/