A typical police cadet spends 58 training hours on how to use a gun and 49 hours on defensive tactics. They only spend about 8 hours learning how to calm situations before force is needed – what is called de-escalation.
Police officers are supposed to serve and protect the communities they work in. So why aren’t they mandated to use practices that ensure safety and prevent escalation and police brutality?
It’s time to end the culture of warrior policing. It’s time to stop the tragic killings of Black Americans by police officers. It’s time to change policing culture and practices – to protect us ALL equally.
Right now there’s a bill in Congress, the Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2016, that aims to do exactly that.
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