I wish someone could explain to me why police in other countries de-escalate situations nonviolently in so many instances where police in the U.S. are more likely to shoot to kill. We talk about “better police training” but nothing seems to change...

Oct 28, 2020 · 5:47 PM UTC

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(I corrected a deleted tweet. Thank you for the advice from so many. One veteran wrote of how police training started changing in the 90s. Please re-post. I know I should’ve left the other one up. Just learning…)
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theatlantic.com/internationa…

What the World Could Teach America About Policing

Examples abound of reforms that are seen as “radical” in the United States.

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I like this a lot better, thank you
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Your insinuation is that they do not EVER de-escalate violent situations. What's your evidence, besides what makes the news? And what is your evidence that the police in the U.S. are more likely to shoot to kill...?
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Genetic and psychological conditioning is your answer. Years of watching movies, news and narrative driven with a racial bias bleeda into the DNA and psyches of impressionable people The same reasons it took women decades to be revered equal to men in corporate settings applies
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2nd amendment? More freedom? Demographics/gangs = more violence
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bbc.com/news/world-africa-54…
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Have you been to W. Africa recently.. ?
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Looks like you never been outside USA 🤣
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Let's give someone a knife, have them advance on you and see how you deescalate the situation. Monday morning quarterbacks amaze me...
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