Quote:All this tells me is that the training methods and training itself are inadequate. We already knew that, though. You can't have a mini army of police trained and equipped to go to war, then at surprised when civilians are treated like armed, hostile enemy combatants. Paramilitary policing focused on the interests of the state is the overarching problem here, not racial biases.

Its hard to say if training methods are inadequate or not. Every agency and department has their own standards. I think we can all agree that additional training would be nice, but unforttunately budget and manpower restraints prevent that in most cases.


Many situations a cop encounters can't just simply nullified by training though. Non compliant people make an officers job nearly impossible.


A ticked off man won't listen to a cop, walks away to behind his truck and a cop has a split second to make a life changing decision. Does he let the guy do it? The man pops out throwing 3 or 4 shots down range at the officer before the officer can even draw from holster. Does he tackle or taze the guy? The poor man was just going to get his ID from his wallet. Sometimes in life, there are no right answers.

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