Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read
I don’t think there can be any doubt that race is affecting their judgment, based on the overwhelming stats. The fact that a jury won’t convict in those cases, makes it even easier to not think twice. But yes, the training has to change! We recently had a couple of policemen talk about security at my workplace, and the subject came up. They were nice men, but they were very straightforward and unapologetic about, “We were trained to eliminate the threat, first and foremost — so yes, we’d shoot.” The people who call the police when there’s a mental health issue definitely need to think twice and consider who else they might call.
