I thought this was a good article from an LEO I know.
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"If more people realized how bad police selection processes are and how poorly police officers are trained, there would be far more gun owners, martial arts practitioners, and CCW permit holders out there"
http://www.activeresponsetraining.n...veResponseTraining+(Active+Response+Training)
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"I see this more and more as liability conscious police departments are afraid of hiring “fighters” or someone who looks intimidating. They hire candidates with no criminal record, no martial arts abilities, and exactly zero fighting experience. Most of the candidates we are seeing as entry level police officers have never served in the military, been in a fight, or played a contact sport. They are inadequately trained and then just expected by their administration to automatically know how to handle themselves in a street fight.
It’s a recipe for failure and ironically creates MORE liability instead of less liability. Look at this case. How much do you think the city is going to pay this man’s estate in the forthcoming lawsuit? But at least she didn’t punch or body slam the poor criminal. That would have looked bad."
Quote:
"If more people realized how bad police selection processes are and how poorly police officers are trained, there would be far more gun owners, martial arts practitioners, and CCW permit holders out there"
http://www.activeresponsetraining.n...veResponseTraining+(Active+Response+Training)
Quote:
"I see this more and more as liability conscious police departments are afraid of hiring “fighters” or someone who looks intimidating. They hire candidates with no criminal record, no martial arts abilities, and exactly zero fighting experience. Most of the candidates we are seeing as entry level police officers have never served in the military, been in a fight, or played a contact sport. They are inadequately trained and then just expected by their administration to automatically know how to handle themselves in a street fight.
It’s a recipe for failure and ironically creates MORE liability instead of less liability. Look at this case. How much do you think the city is going to pay this man’s estate in the forthcoming lawsuit? But at least she didn’t punch or body slam the poor criminal. That would have looked bad."