What’s behind this controversial style of police training

Police departments across the country are being trained in an aggressive, ready-to-kill approach to police training. How has this "warrior-style" of training contributed to the current state of policing in America?

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  1. Idk, when you’re taught by psychopaths that everyone who isn’t blue is a threat and is trying to kill you,

    You might kill some people by mistake.

    Ah, you’ll get away with it but it’s still wrong

    1. @Saoirse Cushing can they carry guns in the uk and Netherlands? I don’t think so 😂 so how can you compare…..

    2. And how are they supposed to know who is a threat or not? Wait until there’s bullets flying at them? Easy for people like us to Monday morning QB these situations.

    3. @Ron Vergundy they don’t care about all the little kids shot dead. Or when people get killed by their own race, only when it creates division, to keep the narrative alive that everyone’s racist

    4. @Saoirse Cushing The US law enforcement system is uniquely fucked, agreed. I don’t think his comment invalidates that, though. It’s obviously just a description of *how* it’s fucked.

    1. John Bosevski evidently you didn’t watch the video.
      You have missed the point entirely.
      Amazing you totally missed it and then had cheek to criticise my comment.
      To put you in the picture a police force needs to be professional not soldiers. Not warriors
      Violence perpetrated by State against public isn’t something the founding fathers wanted or sanctioned.
      It’s not what modern democracies should have either.
      If you choose to live in a Dictatorship in a developing country then yes you would expect it.
      Choices are determined by what we as a society believe is both normal and acceptable.
      This isn’t acceptable it’s macho bull.

    2. Well, when it’s you having a gun held to you by a crook and the police use some ‘macho bullshit’ to save your sorry arse I imagine you’ll be grateful for it.

    3. Best comment ever! This training gives Egotistical vibe,. This type of training is not necessary. Why is police force using it, after years of failure. Let’s move forward for better training. Including conflict resolution.

  2. back in the old days when no one had cellhone cameras to record brutality (to hold someone accountable) – those were probably much worse times.

    1. I think truth maybe they are simply the same times.
      It’s time the world including USA grew up and joined the 21st century

    2. @KEITH STONE A very smoothbrain response. She’ll prove that she was beaten by cops 30+ years ago. Must feel good to have all those wrinkles unfold, huh?

  3. I recommend to those in the comments to train to defend yourself against the police. They’re above the law. Train physically, mentally, and arm yourselves if needed.

  4. It’s difficult to express how strange this all seems to someone living in a north European country, were the sight of police doesn’t bring people anxiety (except for the thief, of course) but calm, and everything related to police work and training is very controlled and under public scrutiny. People and the media appreciate the police, but also expect a high level of professionalism from them, both when interacting with the criminals and the normal people. Typically police training here takes about three years and is part of the higher education system.

    1. Yeah but northern europe is one of the greatest places on earth. This is the USA. Before they can become a great place to live it will take hard work and many years

    2. But to give you a sense of how it really is here’s a few studies

      Prison Policy is a non-profit&non-partisan organization that studies the effects of mass criminalization on American society. It has a staff of 12. 2 white males, 1 female of color, and the rest are all white females.
      https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policekillings/

      Bloomberg is a highly conservative news outlet that was chaired by Steve Bannon at the time of this study. If you aren’t aware, Steve Bannon is one of the biggest biggots the USA has to offer. If anyone has more reason to publish a study skewed towards police, it’s these guys. Let’s see what they say.
      https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/05/policekillings/

    3. I like the part of (except for the thief) but you missed the compliant. However the part about the training is spot on!! Thank you for the intelligent post.

    4. As someone who lived in Europe for 16 years, it opened my eyes as to how poor the policing is in the US. They have all the wrong priorities and no accountability. That alone is clearly going to breed severe dysfunction.

  5. This is how yuh create police states.
    Police should not be trained like this.
    They have special units specialized for this

    1. @Eskil Tester or maybe do a ride along go to the training you will see the parts they miss out about avoid shooting people actually see the work we do all the lives we save but you dont hear or see much of that side go see for yourself we get called racist and all theses names yet i go out on the job and if you called and your in danger i would save you after my shift i go home to my black wife and kids stop listening to this view being pushed and see for yourself

    2. @Callum nathan ever considered the fact that I know all about That?
      Sounds to me you’re not qualified bubba

    3. @Eskil Tester yeah whatever bro sounds like your one of them woke lost idiots you could have facts and truths put in front of you and because its not your narrative its not true

    4. @Callum nathan the only fact is that cops are not military and shouldn’t be.
      Training like this distances cops from communities.
      You clearly have no clue what you’re talking about when it comes to real policing and the task of a police officer.
      You’re blinded by the idiotic notion that you need brute force.
      Resign. You’re a disgrace to any force.

    1. Could that be because of the lack of respect the public shows towards the police and law? When I see “peaceful protesters” trying to injure or kill the very people that we the citizens count on to protect us – then what? I’m not calling out any particular group or race on this, but to attack the police is the same as attacking the very ones they serve – meaning US.

    2. @Red Rock I think the problem is, that so called protests are so close to a riot that the police need to back off and call in the national guard. The constitution mentions riots and insurrection and that is why we have the militia and they are warriors. The errors are in leadership when they fail to see this and act on it. When there is rioting this is akin to war and that is when you need the warriors.

  6. Ok try this for every hour they train in these tactics …. then require them to match it in de-escalation, communication, negotiation and community relations training

    1. Ok try this next time you are dealing with the police….Be respectful and follow any instructions. You’ll be surprised how easy things can be

  7. All these clowns are “former U.S. Army Ranger”, most of them are phonies. My dad, uncles, were 82nd Airborne, 101st Airborne, 1st Cavalry, Marine… All they wanted was a cold beer when they left the service. Training civilians to be cops would have been a step down for these men

  8. You become a police officer to help your community. If you want to be a “warrior”, then enlist in the Marines.

    1. True, but a majority of those people who are in the police but never served in the armed forces wouldn’t qualify for service. That, and they are also cowards.

  9. Seems very funny that these peoples “warrior instincts” went dead silent when this “war” went to the capital

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    And life slowly coming out of a pedophile
    I have a movie where the strongest are weak,
    And the proudest are the humblest.
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    Applaud them frantically or praise them pathetically
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    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    And you can’t always afford two complete spins!
    It’s a closed circle and they all seem to be in place,
    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    You have to get out of it without apologies or regrets!
    Cioaca, I don’t care who comes, who leaves,
    Our days are like a dry shadow ready to pass.
    I put sleep away from my eyelid, I stay awake so I can show up,
    It came out safely from this clack full of refusal,
    Misery and manure that cause disease and infection,
    Where juvenile delinquents fill correction schools,
    Looks like you didn’t understand any of the “Introspections.”
    We are not talking to the walls, in the name of justice,
    We turn right with the right.
    We keep our heads up, chains come from above,
    The system is still corrupt, how many chains have I broken,
    And it’s still not enough.
    The beast has thousands of tentacles and heads,
    People sanctify the place but do not wash away their sins,
    Like the black waters, lost in darkness,
    See groups with uncertain principles as they kill themselves with stones,
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    Everyone is looking for the answer to the inherent questions.
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    I support the unit that Dan and Adda are ready to take the bard,
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    These beast fighters make the globe Samsara
    It’s a closed circle and they all seem to be in place,
    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    And you can’t always afford two complete spins!
    It’s a closed circle and they all seem to be in place,
    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    You have to get out of it without apologies or regrets!
    It’s a deep circle to blind us,
    Caught addicted to depend, to sell,
    Opinion of bizz show fans,
    Slaves don’t play mirror games on TVs.
    On TV you see spikes, girls’ songs are puppets,
    And they are not very smart, on the legal streets they kill people
    How come, the number of abortions increases every day you do not know?
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    My message, sad right?
    A bit risky, maybe cooperate with the antichrist!
    It’s a closed circle and they all seem to be in place,
    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    And you can’t always afford two complete spins!
    It’s a closed circle and they all seem to be in place,
    You have your eyes wide open running to the future,
    But you’re in a closed circle and they all tend to repeat themselves,
    You have to get out of it without apologies or regrets!

  11. They showed Tim Kennedy, a guy who speaks about educating officers on different cultures in order to avoid needless violence.
    But of course, this is CNN…

  12. They are trained for war. Meanwhile we just want to go to work, school, and the grocery store and get back home safely.

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