“It was very uncomfortable. It was disturbing to watch.”
That’s what the Euclid, Ohio, mayor said about a recent physical altercation between one of the city’s police officers and a motorist.
She’s right: It is uncomfortable and disturbing to watch. That doesn’t mean, however, ...
Every one of you should be drilling this video. Studying it.
What did you learn?
It happens so fast. What would you do?
Times up.
Here's what I think. Let's ignore the background of the suspect, ignore how many times the officer repeated himself, let's just focus on ...
The last article I wrote was titled “Building the DT Toolbox” and in it I suggested that when training recruits or novice police officers, an instructor’s primary focus should be to build their student’s “toolbox.” I then stated that the toolbox will be the “foundation upon which ...
Recent years have seen rapid developments in manufacturing technologies like 3D printers and computer numeric controlled (CNC) mills. These tools are legal, multi-use, increasingly available, and hold tremendous beneficial potential. They've also brought renewed attention to homemade ...
We’re hearing about it almost every day from pundits and politicians: Cops need training in “deescalation.” It’s a point, by the way, I whole-heartedly agree with.
Where I part company with most of these self-appointed experts is in just what “deescalation” means and how it can be ...
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