I have zero confidence in the Denver Police Department mainly because their response rate is abysmal and there are so many dissatisfied citizens that report poor interactions with them. And of course there is the fact they moonlight in uniform (exposing taxpayers to even more lawsuits) so their hours far exceed 40 every week so they are less than 100% and always miserable. HOWEVER, in every instance cited in this article the police involved (DPD and otherwise) seemed to have done the right thing. Don't run from the police, don't steal a car, don't possess a weapon illegally, don't point a weapon at a police officer, don't threaten a police officer and YOU won't have essentially forced them to shoot you.