They wouldn’t need to protect themselves more than any other cop if they weren’t doing scumbag stuff. I haven’t seen the cops in my city wear masks except when the temperature was below 10F and when they have been transporting or guarding prisoners in the hospital I work at and it was necessary for infection control.

I do a lot of telework and very little on-site work. Like 80% teleworking. I love the telework. I get to sleep 45 minutes later, don’t have to get frustrated during my commute, save money on gas, have a discounted auto insurance rate, save on car maintenance, socialize with my coworkers over Teams (which is as much as I need to socialize with them), eat most of my meals with my wife who I enjoy spending time with. All the downtime at my job is now spent doing things like washing dishes, doing laundry, watching TV and movies, and reading, instead of listening to coworkers talk about inane stuff or having admin hover around micro- managing.