06-10-2020, 08:58 PM
(06-10-2020, 05:47 PM)Dill Wrote: LOL I'm not sure "unsuitable people tend to die quickly in a combat environment," though they certainly increase the risk for their team members, innocent civilians and everyone around them.
I read a study (sorry I can't find it now, so believe or don't) that showed most people killed during a combat deployment die within the first three months. Part of this is certainly inexperience and the benefits of gaining experience. i don't think it's debateable though that another factor in early mortality is unsuitability to the role. Any guy who's served in combat can tell you about "that guy" that everyone knew wouldn't make it.
Quote:I understand law enforcement is hard and appreciate your contributions on this topic. While I don't see myself pointing weapons at children, I don't assume that I could keep discipline while people are throwing rocks and spitting on me. Not without a lot of training, anyway. I agree that we can weed out some or many that are unsuited, but not all. Failure to do that often explains individual cases (e.g., Tamir Rice).
I don't really know anything about the officer who killed Rice. It may be that there were previous signs that he wasn't cut out for the job, there may not have been. I was specifically commenting on the behavior of some police during the protests, riots or looting (I make a distinction because not all were present in many/most instances). As this type of situation is, thankfully, rare you're really not going to be able to weed out some people who end up not being able to deal with that type of situation. It's far beyond the norm of typical LEO working conditions.
