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GRAPEVINE, Page 13NICE GUYS FINISH DEAD
By JANICE CASTRO/Reported by Wendy Cole
So much for all those myths that policemen who die in the
line of duty are typically macho hot dogs who take too many
risks. A new FBI study has determined that most of the 762 U.S.
law-enforcement officers killed by suspects in the past decade
were especially decent people who just let their guard down. In
interviews with 50 cop killers, says FBI forenpsychologist
Anthony Pinizzotto, the agency heard again and again that the
victims provided an opening when they took it easy on the
suspect. To spare one collar the discomfort of being handcuffed
behind his back, for example, a policeman cuffed him in front
and let him ride in the patrol-car passenger seat; the suspect
grabbed the officer's gun and killed him. Female officers
reportedly were tougher on body searches -- and it paid off.
Policemen reluctant to conduct thorough body searches of other
men were killed by criminals who concealed weapons in their
pants.