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10. Agreed. Psych tests to weed out the panicky and trigger-happy and better pay to attact more educated

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Mon Oct 14, 2019, 04:44 PM

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BREAKING:Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot woman in her own home has resigned faces charges [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2019 OP

In an ideal world, Ms Jefferson's family could file a wrongful death lawsuit Glorfindel Oct 2019 #1

No, if you've seen any of the family members being interviewed, they are no fools. brush Oct 2019 #4

And unfortunately with the bankrupting of the city MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #13

There needs to be a better way to determine who has the cool head needed to be a police officer. brush Oct 2019 #2

But for much longer. Patterson Oct 2019 #3

I would think that a battery of psychological tests Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #9

Agreed. Psych tests to weed out the panicky and trigger-happy and better pay to attact more educated brush Oct 2019 #10

It also doesn't seem like the correct response for a wellness check. LisaM Oct 2019 #11

Yes, it was a 311, non-emergency call. The cop sent obviously never should've been a cop as he... brush Oct 2019 #12

He thought he was still in training mode MagickMuffin Oct 2019 #14

IF this had been a house in a rich neighborhood he would have rang the doorbell first. Runningdawg Oct 2019 #5

This zentrum Oct 2019 #6

No shit dalton99a Oct 2019 #7

Hope he ends up like Amber Guyger - Crunchy Frog Oct 2019 #8

FWIW, he had a BS in Physics from UT Arlington 2011 per university records. MarcA Oct 2019 #15

Thoughts and Prayers to the Blame-the-Victim Brigade. Iggo Oct 2019 #16

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