Because cops are risking their lives every day of their job, putting their lives on the line to protect the public, and thus they are certainly granted a greater benefit of the doubt when the necessity of their job includes the use of force resulting in a suspects death. That being said, again, even a civilian who accidentally causes a death will not necessarily result in an indictment. True, a prosecutor can indict a ham sandwich should he so desire, but correctly not every accidental death results in an indictment whether the person is a law enforcement officer or a civilian. Not every case is even brought to a grand jury in the first place as often the prosecutor himself will decide to not indict. That is what should have happened in Ferguson, for example, but the prosecutor brought the non-existent case to a grand jury due to public pressure by minority groups whereas he should have dismissed the case on his own.
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