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This will be a controversial opinion but I think some escalation by police is warranted. The reality is there are aggressive people in society that have a tend
by aeternum 7mo ago
This will be a controversial opinion but I think some escalation by police is warranted.
The reality is there are aggressive people in society that have a tendency to escalate things. If police are trained to only de-escalate, it removes a powerful check on aggressive escalation.
The second order effect is an increase in events like people being pushed onto train tracks, glass bottles being thrown if you glance the wrong direction, etc.
I think optimally you have a police force that is trained in de-escalation but also escalates things slightly more than the average citizen and thereby provides a service to society as a buffer.
- wffurr 7mo agoI don't think you understand what "de-escalation" is. It's not ignoring antisocial behavior or failing to confront people.
- aeternum 7mo agoI'm not claiming that de-escalation implies ignoring antisocial behavior or failing to confront. I'm claiming that some antisocial behavior is only triggered by some degree of escalation.
- bjoli 7mo agoI wonder what you base this on. What would statistics backing this up look like?
- aeternum 7mo agoIt's a good question. It would be violent crime trend correlation with de-escalation training. Or even with complaints of police aggression. Even more useful would be to separate out assault + battery where the victim is random vs. non-random, IE domestic or gang.
- bjoli 7mo agoI had a look around and there is very little actual ecidence for detrimental effects. Most things seems to be exaggerations by politicians who want to be tough on crime.