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In reply to the discussion: I work with teens Michael Brown's age and the number one rule is [View all]mike dub
(541 posts)If I may, I'd like to add to the points mentioned by the woman you talked to, who was a LEO in Atlanta for many years...
I recently watched the entire series of "Da Ali G. Show", an HBO series starring Sacha Baron Cohen. In one episode, he goes on a ride along /training run with a Philadelphia, PA police captain. During a traffic stop in which a driver is ordered out of his car, Baron-Cohen immediately rushes toward the driver, but the police captain yells out, advising Baron-Cohen to "Keep his distance" from the driver. I think LEO's, at least back in the day, were also taught to not-escalate, by keeping their distance from citizens they encountered in what could be considered an escalating situation.
I am Not an LEO, but as a viewer of this video entertainment I noted that an LEO captain made it clear that keeping distance (e.g. not driving one's police cruiser into someone's path Twice or otherwise closing in close on-foot) is another tactic toward not escalating a situation (or at least, allowing a law enforcement officer to better assess the situation from slightly further away than Wilson did).
Just sticks out in my mind, considering the tragedy of Michael Brown's murder at the hands of Darren Wilson.
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Mike