So...in your world the lives of police and the lives of their victims, tortured in jail. are the same?
Fascinating.
One more question: "People's lives are on the balance." Does that sentence include law enforcement personnel and FBI agent? They are people too. Personally, I lump all professions voluntarily chosen in the same group. When choosing, a person should be aware of the risks.
I did not bring up the subject of "people's lives on the balance." So I was only wondering whether police and FBI agents were people. I additionally offered the suggestion that perhaps we might be talking about professions voluntarily chosen and not the character or "victim" status of the people in those professions. I don't know, things continue to get muddled.