I have wondered about this since it happened, and yes the training does need to be changed. There is never a reason to shoot a shoplifting suspect unless they have a visible weapon and appear to reach for it. Reasons to taser such a person should also exist before that is done as well. Did she provide open resistance to the officer?

As for that case in Texas I'm finding media shots at trying to get the cop a fair trial that rile me a bit. They keep saying that Amber Guyger mistakenly shot and killed her neighbor. That bothers me. Neighbor my ass! She was on the wrong floor of the apartment building and claims she thought this was her apartment. Working a full shift beforehand does not excuse this sort of behavior and poor judgement and her trial will have to be a complete circus.

The regularity of this nonsense has become appalling.

Training needs to be modified

How disgraceful. The excuse and the behavior. Blue virus of too much reliance on deadly force. The seeing of community as being a enemy to overcome and eliminated as opposed to be a coomunity to be protected. Really accelerated under Bush Ii when military machinery and weapons were peddled to domestic police departments. Began the militarization of local police departments.

That is so very disturbing.

Here's a story of when a cop does things right, despite the fact that many people wanted to see this guy dead.

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