I completely agree with you about violent police. We could do a lot by teaching cops that just because a person is holding something, they’re not necessarily an imminent threat. Whether it’s a kid with a toy gun, a black man with a cellphone, or even a distraught person with an actual gun, talking and de-escalating should be the first course of action.
I completely agree with you about violent police. We could do a lot by teaching cops that just because a person is holding something, they’re not necessarily an imminent threat. Whether it’s a kid with a toy gun, a black man with a cellphone, or even a distraught person with an actual gun, talking and de-escalating should be the first course of action.