Police officer's commit domestic violence and adultery at a rate far higher than other non-LEO civilians. Some of us who have experienced it first hand may talk about it in jest to help alleviate the anxiety and other problems it has caused.

My aim wasn't to offend anyone. Well unless you're a cop that commits domestic violence. They should probably be offended.

It was a tactless analogy, but a strong analogy nonetheless.

There were a few things that bothered me in that statement.

"what did you expect to happen" blames the victim.

"Police officer is as likely to engage in domestic violence as a cat is to kill a bird outside" is not a strong analogy. I think almost all young cats would kill birds outside. It's a far cry form "a far higher rate".

As a rhetorical device, it falls flat because it argues for something obvious by comparing it to something obscure. It would work better the other way - if you were on a thread talking about domestic violence and comparing it to cats killing birds.

Men commit violence at a far higher rate than women. But it's still lower than the "what did you expect" threshold.

A quick search can't find anything to validate the claim of police officers committing adultery more than other roles. Ironically tech and entrepreneurs rank highest among men in most polls, along with trade workers