(05-29-2020, 11:48 AM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 11:29 AM)flsprtsgod Wrote: C'mon now. The proper way to deal with this is to file charges and put the bad actor on trial. The implication the police force across the USA is a bunch of racists who need reform based on a minuscule number of these infractions isn't the way to go about it.

LOL
I’m a broken record in this thread. 

Of course the guy will see charges and trial. 

I’m talking about addressing public mistrust by augmenting training already in place with an element that educates officers on avoiding such p.r. Nightmares. 
I don’t care if it’s somewhat  redundant - I don’t care if you think it implies  something that it really doesn’t. 
THERE IS NO HARM IN IMPROVING POLICE OFFICERS’ TRAINING. None

C’mon indeed. .

I somewhat agree with you, though I think that there should be more done than just training.  I don't know how things are now, but in my younger days when I was a Deputy Sheriff we had constant training on all sorts of tactics/procedures.  While yes, training is important I think equally important is mental health.  The suicide rate as well as alcoholism among police officers is pretty high (I had 2 that I served with kill themselves) due to the high stress nature of the job.  Mental health problems could also cause an officer to "step over the line".

I still think that there is more to this story than what is being shared publicly.  There is a reason that they took the suspect down and restrained him with such force.

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