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That would be great, but it's not the option we're presented with. Police training emphasizes escalation of force, it frames interactions with the public as a

• JoeyBananas 4y ago
  There's no sense in saying that's what police training is when clearly it could take many different forms If the police are doing the wrong thing, then they need to be taught how to do the right thing. Cops have a lot of extra scrutiny and protocols than moat other professions, and they obviously want to avoid ending up in jail. Good training should teach the correct way to react to situations, and then actually put them through those situations Even something simple like "how to cuff someome who is resisting without using nonlethal weapons" would have helped a ton. This is a task that you actually need to practice rather than just read about in a book
  • Imnimo 4y ago
    I will certainly agree that if police training were completely different, then it might be helpful to have more of it.