Anyone else notice how often the beat cops get wasted on side missions? I swear, every time i come up to help on a radio call one of them takes a bullet. It almost amazes me that Cole was even able to make it past being one considering the average life expectancy is like five minutes. I wanna know if that was some kind of running joke for them.

First line of defense and all that. Brave, very brave. But stupid. So stupid. You're right in your observations though. 

They're usually the first to respond so it kind of makes sense they get shot first. By the time Cole arrives, he knows what's going on and all he has to do is eliminate the problem