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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Replying to @marwilliamson
Our police are heavily militarized by means and training. They don't behave like a peace corps, especially with POC.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Police killed 1,810 people, an average of five per day, the highest number since official records began in 1998. bbc.com/news/world-latin-ame…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
There needs to be a nationwide sweep of all law enforcement agencies removing racists, white supremacists, and ex-soldiers suffering from ptsd. That would change policing in this country overnight. You can't "train" this out of people.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
2.5 year training/apprenticeship to become a police officer in Germany.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Your statement simply isn’t true. At least 26 countries have higher rates of police homicides. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o…
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The United States, however, does not have the highest number of police killings or the highest rate of police killings per 10 million people. The United States has the fifth-highest number of police killings and the 30th-highest rate per 10 mil.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Take a look at the South African police, in particular Marikana, Andries Tatane and Colins Khosa then you will see what police brutality is.
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