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Phoenix61

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7. They spend hours and hours training how to fire a weapon

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 01:51 PM

Apr 2021

yet most will never, thankfully, ever pull their gun. They will spend hours and hours trying to deescalate situations but get very, very little training in the skills needed to do that effectively. I think the biggest advantage to a heavy focus on gaining those skills is two fold. They will be better police officers and the training is diametrically opposed to the militaristic slant that seems to be prevalent. I think most bad cops would wash out of that type of training if conducted rigorously enough.

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police reform ideas anybody? [View all] bluestarone Apr 2021 OP

Qualified immunity is kind of an odd thing to focus on. It doesn't protect cops from being WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #1

I actually feel that they should NOT even bluestarone Apr 2021 #5

Malpractice insurance Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #28

This is the one idea that I think has a lot of potential Sympthsical Apr 2021 #32

$15k Bonus for each year WA-03 Democrat Apr 2021 #2

Better training, better screening Bettie Apr 2021 #3

Right on! Plus bluestarone Apr 2021 #4

Kim Potter was a trainer. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #10

She was also the union president. Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #30

A LE abuse registry Freddie Apr 2021 #6

... bluestarone Apr 2021 #8

The shuffling around of bad officers has to end Sympthsical Apr 2021 #34

They spend hours and hours training how to fire a weapon Phoenix61 Apr 2021 #7

Great points! bluestarone Apr 2021 #9

Abolish the police entirely. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #11

Now would that also include abolishing crime as well? BannonsLiver Apr 2021 #15

I suppose if at any point in my life... tonedevil Apr 2021 #40

Here's a post suggesting that cops get malpractice insurance like some other professionals. CrispyQ Apr 2021 #12

good ideas. bluestarone Apr 2021 #14

I would be willing to bet that if you Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #31

Maybe each division should have an bluestarone Apr 2021 #13

Stop pulling over and harassing motorists ecstatic Apr 2021 #16

Ai for traffic patrol Claire Oh Nette Apr 2021 #29

It depends on this one Sympthsical Apr 2021 #36

Full range drug testing first after any violent or suspect incident. Delmette2.0 Apr 2021 #17

Rotate them from policing duty to something else on a regular basis jmowreader Apr 2021 #18

AGREE! bluestarone Apr 2021 #20

There are cities that call them public safety officers Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #33

Add mental health social workers to the team mainer Apr 2021 #19

I like this too! bluestarone Apr 2021 #21

As a former mental health social worker Sympthsical Apr 2021 #37

Defund the police. Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #22

Do not agree with the DEFUND the POLICE bluestarone Apr 2021 #24

Taking money from the police for social workers and crisis managers, Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2021 #25

Defund the police is the WRONG choice of words bluestarone Apr 2021 #26

It's America. Everyone potentially has a gun Sympthsical Apr 2021 #38

Blow it up and start over peggysue2 Apr 2021 #23

some ideas jobendorfer Apr 2021 #27

Active duty military service in a war zone Mr.Bill Apr 2021 #35

I'm not against the Military, BUT bluestarone Apr 2021 #41

Pays outs due to police wrong doing should come out of their pension fund. 2 fold result PortTack Apr 2021 #39