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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are not training cops to be calm under pressure. There is no reason they are training them with those video scenarios of people they encounter, and they have to decide on a dime if they have a gun or not. That's just crazy. It sets them up to shoot people.

They need to train the to understand human beings and their role in society. And if they are not comfortable with the idea they may lose their lives on the job, I'm sorry, they are in the wrong line of work.[/quote]

But most criminals aren't Jean Valjean from Les Mis who only stole a loaf of bread. If most criminals were just Jean Valjean, the cops would be very comfortable and would be more willing to put themselves on the line and negotiate with the good human being inside of the individual threatening them.

Maybe cops should just be allowed to deal with people the way a psych nurse would: you go nuts and threaten the floor, you get a tranquilizer and a straight jacket. Cops deal with people who usually aren't normal, productive members of society, who are a threat to society the same way a schizophrenic who shoved someone in front of a train is a threat. [/quote]

The police should consider themselves members of the community. I'm sure if you had a mentally ill child or partner, you woudl want the police to treat them as such, not shoot them like a dog with rabies. It takes a special kind of person to do that job and retain their humanity. Too many cops don't have it, or went into the profession for the wrong reasons (power and a gun).[/quote]

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