Police have a poor history in the US of exercising trigger discipline. A fair amount of this is due to overly aggressive training that is designed to keep the o

Police have a poor history in the US of exercising trigger discipline. A fair amount of this is due to overly aggressive training that is designed to keep the officers as safe as possible, sacrificing safety of anyone perceived as a threat (real or not), but another large portion is caused by the culture of dominance and entitlement that is endemic to our law enforcement. If police engage a target with a weapon already drawn, there is a long list of things that person can do that will get them shot, and a very short (and often unclear) list of actions that will keep them safe. Source: 10 years PMO in the Marine Corps, 1 month SFPD (then quit because their training was so shitty)