2 policeman cant take down one man?

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Lemon Drop wrote:
The officer who killed Mr. Brooks just had de-escalation training in April, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. This is pretty standard for cops everywhere now.

I'm sure it helps but no type of training is foolproof, the officer's own good judgment is always going to be the most important factor.

Not required by the state. Not repetitive. Not really de-escalation. It was an elective class called "cultural awareness."

In other states, "de-escalation" classes are required and it's two days of intensive training and that's not enough either.

It needs to be often enough and repetitive enough to set up conditioned reflexes.

...Also, what probably set him up: He'd just won an award for the most DUI arrests in his district. Probably wanted to keep that record going.