I'm not a LEO, so I can't reply on their comment sections, but here's what I would post if I could:
Joe319: **"I agree. Sit back and be patient. Some yo yo walking down the street with a gun strapped on their hip is the type that's just itching for trouble. It's only a matter of time before someone pulls their chain and they respond by pulling their piece and using it. Then watch the backlash!" **
That's the same BS argument anti-gun folks used against shall issue concealed carry, and look the streets aren't running with blood.
I was in the military for 10 years, and I bet I have more firearms training than most police officers. Now that I'm a civilian, I OC all the time, and I continue to train the same way I did while I was in the military (minus the automatic weapons). I hold the highest security clearance, and have passed numerous background checks. In every way you referenced, I am just as "qualified" to carry a firearm as you or any other LEO. But you wouldn't know that if you saw me carrying. You would just see a civilian, carrying a firearm openly. If you don't know someone personally, then you don't know what they might do, or what training/experience they've had. There can be some clues based on how they dress or act, but those are only indicators, and could be completely wrong. It's the same when someone is driving a car. A car can be just as deadly as a firearm, but you don't pull over any driver you feel like because they might be unstable. They have to be violating a law, or give you RAS.
Finally, your assertion that people don't need to OC because it's not their job to "run into dangerous situations" is absolutely ridiculous. Remember, we don't have a bill of needs in this country, we have a bill of rights. If you are a LEO, I seriously hope you look deep within yourself and remember that your job is to enforce the law, not your opinion, not your prejudice, but the law as it is written. Too many police are guilty of more crimes than the "criminals" they arrest. Of course not all police are, but even one is one too many.
** Yes I used the bill of needs thing because I really liked it, and I'll continue to use it **