But see, in the US, the occupants of cars are <i>much more likely</i> to try to use force on police officers, too.  (And remember how many Americans are armed.)  The police officers are literally in a position where they have to evaluate each move you make in (I&#x27;d guess) about half a second.  If they shoot when they shouldn&#x27;t, it may destroy their career.  If they don&#x27;t shoot when they should, they may die.<p>I don&#x27;t know, but I suspect that Australians are much less likely to shoot at or otherwise attack police officers...