11-13-2018, 11:40 AM
(11-13-2018, 11:32 AM)Benton Wrote: That's not an uncommon problem... and I'll say it goes back to training.
Departments like bringing in guys out of the military. They've already got a lot o training, they know how to follow orders, etc. Unfortunately, that 'every situation is a war zone' mentality may not be the best approach when you're trying to get some drunk and disorderlies under control or responding to a domestic dispute or similar situations. And a once-every-six months inservice on deescalation tactics probably isn't going to do a great deal for guys who, for the most part, are trained to control first and deescalate second.
If you're off duty or plain clothes the first thing you do when uniformed officers arrive on scene is place your gun on the ground (in a safe place) and step away from it. Then place your hands up with badge in hand.
I have several questions about the incident in OP. Was the guard in uniform? Why was the guard pointing a gun at a subdued suspect he had physical control over? Did the guard respond to police commands when they arrived on scene?
How are people drawing definitive conclusions from the limited amount of evidence we have on hand?
