https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/article_4489ee48-95f3-11e8-b9f2-c3f1746e0adc.html"law enforcement" needs a major overhaul at every level, it's not justice reform as there isn't about justice. This is nothing new and has been a horrible issue for many administrations, yet not a hot topic in the news, not compared to illegal immigration and tax cuts. There is something fundamentally wrong with our society's priorities imo.
where do you think that law or justice reform ranks in the U.S. generally speaking? where do you think it should rank?
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On the other hand, what we have is questionable 6 months long programs, barely any professional standards past the graduation point and the "everyone who enrolls will get a job, no matter how poorly they do" system. You will often see overweight, if not outright obese, officers having trouble walking from their car to yours - how can you expect them to perform professionally in a dangerous situation?
A well trained all-rounded police officer should be proficient in melee and ranged combat, and should be able to keep calm under stress. Such an officer, should things get hot, will be able to resolve the situation the best way possible, making use of every tool in their possession to achieve the bloodless outcome.
But as it stands, when the biggest effort an officer has to make daily is to choose which burger to buy at McDonalds - then, of course, as soon as things get anywhere near danger, they will panic and overreact just to ensure their own survival.
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I have a very high degree of respect for any police officer, including American ones, and my experiences with the police so far have been exclusively and overwhelmingly positive. At the same time, I live in a very quite and safe neighborhood, and rarely anything bigger than a wallet theft happens around here. I imagine the experiences may be quite different for people living on the outskirts of Chicago or Detroit.
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