TechRick’s Comments

• Jul 17th, 2015 @ 9:34am

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  on Judge Orders Release Of Dashcam Footage City Officials Thought They Had Paid To Keep Buried
  Did you just really say that? The job pf any peace officer, sheriff, state or local police is to, and I quote from the side of many police cars "To Protect and Serve". Detectives investigate crimes, PO on the street patrol to display a presence, which in turn is supposed to deter criminal activity. Their job is to protect the citizens of their jurisdiction, if it isn't then why call them when there is a problem? So they can come watch?
• Jul 17th, 2015 @ 9:28am

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  on Judge Orders Release Of Dashcam Footage City Officials Thought They Had Paid To Keep Buried
  I don't think anyone means they shouldn't be prepared for a threat. What needs to be done, at the academy level, besides teaching them how to shoot, is to condition a mind set that teaches threat awareness AND self-discipline. What I mean by self-discipline is, upon completion of threat assessment, you then switch to an observation state to determine if the major player in a situation is becoming aggressive or making DEFINITE threatening movements before opening fire. The guy in the video looked like he had to hold his pants up but did not make any threatening gestures. FIRST rule of engagement- Identify your target. SECOND- do not open fire unless there is a definite threat. Didn't see one of those anywhere, and I watched this frame by frame. Cop didn't use rule number 2.