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>establishing new training on de-escalation So I'm old bill and I have yet to find someone who can adequately explain to me what this means. What if the other

• cinntaile 4y ago
  There is not much to explain. You try to respond in such a way that reduces the conflict.
  • multjoy 4y ago
    Right. That's this much vaunted de-escalation training that is going to fix everything, is it? So I go to arrest someone. He decides that he doesn't want to be arrested. How do you de-escalate that?
    • cinntaile 4y ago
      Nobody is claiming it would fix everything nor was it implied that it would always work. I specifically used the word "try" in my previous comment.
    • autoexec 4y ago
      You go to arrest someone and he doesn't want to go to jail so he runs into his house and hides. You could escalate the situation by shooting blindly into the building killing innocent people in the process, or you can realize that he isn't going to be able to hide in there forever. He has to come out at some point for food, so you just relax outside and wait for him to come out. You know exactly where he is, he's not hurting anyone, let him come to terms with his situation and realize the futility of hiding from it. Maybe even help him come to terms with his situation so he comes out faster. That's a de-escalation. Often it just means stop making situations worse or more dangerous than they need to be.