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Army officer awarded less than $4,000 in traffic stop lawsuit
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If this is how cops treat a uniformed officer, how do they treat the average person?
Army officer awarded less than $4,000 in traffic stop lawsuit
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1.) Why Do So Many Recent Veterans Dislike Police Officers?
Tom note: Here is the fourth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 7th most-read item of...
BY TOM RICKS | PUBLISHED DEC 19, 2018 1:30 PM
“The worst thing we can do is give police military equipment without the training that needs to go with it,” Aaron Barruga, a former Special Forces soldier, wrote in my old Best Defense column. “Without such training, departments that are given military equipment simply will informally make up their own tactics. This uncertainty can lead quickly to tactics that are actually dangerous to officers and citizens alike.”
SOURCE : https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/veterans-dislike-police-officers/?amp
2.) I’m an Iraq Veteran. The Cops Are Treating Citizens Like They’re Under Occupation.
“Seeing police across America escalate violence against protesters made me think of my service in Iraq. In retrospect, I both did and didn’t expect that we’d be treating Americans, and especially black Americans, like they were under occupation. The difference is that in the military, we had rules of engagement and training, even if they didn’t always succeed, to stop us from making an awful situation worse. The cops don’t seem to have that. “
“When I saw the video of Minnesota police and National Guard shooting paint canisters into quiet houses on a residential street, it showed me a throughline in all these police reactions. No matter the department or the locality, there’s a total lack of discipline. I can empathize: Walking the beat can be very scary. So does feeling as though an attack is imminent. The timbre of the cop’s voice, growling “Get inside now!” shows a ton of terror that governs how you act and respond. It won’t be proportionate.”
SOURCE : https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-an-iraq-veteran-the-cops-are-treating-citizens-like-theyre-under-occupation
3.) Stop Training Police Like They’re Joining the Military
If policing is to change, the spotlight must turn toward police academies, where new recruits are first inculcated into the folkways of their profession.
SOURCE : https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/police-academies-paramilitary/612859/
Tom note: Here is the fourth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 7th most-read item of...
BY TOM RICKS | PUBLISHED DEC 19, 2018 1:30 PM
“The worst thing we can do is give police military equipment without the training that needs to go with it,” Aaron Barruga, a former Special Forces soldier, wrote in my old Best Defense column. “Without such training, departments that are given military equipment simply will informally make up their own tactics. This uncertainty can lead quickly to tactics that are actually dangerous to officers and citizens alike.”
SOURCE : https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/veterans-dislike-police-officers/?amp
2.) I’m an Iraq Veteran. The Cops Are Treating Citizens Like They’re Under Occupation.
“Seeing police across America escalate violence against protesters made me think of my service in Iraq. In retrospect, I both did and didn’t expect that we’d be treating Americans, and especially black Americans, like they were under occupation. The difference is that in the military, we had rules of engagement and training, even if they didn’t always succeed, to stop us from making an awful situation worse. The cops don’t seem to have that. “
“When I saw the video of Minnesota police and National Guard shooting paint canisters into quiet houses on a residential street, it showed me a throughline in all these police reactions. No matter the department or the locality, there’s a total lack of discipline. I can empathize: Walking the beat can be very scary. So does feeling as though an attack is imminent. The timbre of the cop’s voice, growling “Get inside now!” shows a ton of terror that governs how you act and respond. It won’t be proportionate.”
SOURCE : https://www.thedailybeast.com/im-an-iraq-veteran-the-cops-are-treating-citizens-like-theyre-under-occupation
3.) Stop Training Police Like They’re Joining the Military
If policing is to change, the spotlight must turn toward police academies, where new recruits are first inculcated into the folkways of their profession.
SOURCE : https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/police-academies-paramilitary/612859/
Why Do So Many Recent Veterans Dislike Police Officers?
Tom note: Here is the fourth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 7th most-read item of the year, which originally ran on April 23, 2018. These
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