Mears is playing 5D chess while you guys play checkers. Let innocent people kill the criminals, so he doesn't have to prosecute them, thus allowing him to say hes a man of the people. Crime numbers still decrease because criminals are dying, so he looks like a hero. Dems vote for him because he's soft on crime. Moderates vote for him because crime is decreasing. The perfect equilibrium for a Dem prosecutor in a midsize Dem city.It will be with enough self defense shootings. Just saying. You kill the violent offenders and they can’t do it again.