Discipline Done Right, “Litter Cop” William Martin Suspended

Cpl Joshua Caldwell That's why the police should be trying to deescalating situations instead of tweaking highly emotional people. You take someone who is likely highly emotional and then start goading them instead of deescalating you can almost predict the increase in the chance of the person blowing a gasket.

Given to perception of the police in certain communities it wouldn't surprise me if that person was already thinking they were not going to get help. Then when the officer showed up and started taking like he did, she probably quickly understood that there would be no justice forthcoming for her child. Image that as a parent? Ouch.

thats why I said he went off the rails with the "why not" comment. He needed to control and relax her early, then get her away from the other guy. She was irrational at the start.

Cpl Joshua Caldwell - Exactly. That would seem to be a basic skill requirement for an officer. They are constantly dealing with people who are likely having extraordinary bad days for one reason or another. It's tough to deal with people who are highly emotional. It is an area I imagine where a police officer has an opportunity to do something really good for someone or turn their day very bad, just though how the officer approaches the situation.