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Originally Posted by KDCat
If you take Wilson's version of the facts as true, it still doesn't reflect well on him. Even if his versions of the facts are true, we know that he mismanaged the situation badly. Officers are trained to avoid putting themselves in situations where they need to use their guns. All Wilson had to do was call for expedited back-up, watch where Brown and Johnson went, and then confront them from a safe distance. He shouldn't have confronted them alone. He shouldn't have confronted them as aggressively as he did. He shouldn't have confronted them at the short distance that he did. It was terrible policing. Now Brown is dead and Wilson is out of a job and Ferguson has had multiple businesses burned.
That said, I was very happy to hear Obama endorse more training and uniform "use of force" policies for any agency that wants to use military surplus. That will improve many police departments and is a useful carrot to start addressing this situation.
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So the part in bold honestly made me LOL and face palm at the same time. That's a great strategy if you are in a controlled setting void of variables and the interactions of others. What you described as good policing reads to me as someone who is afraid to do their job as a police officer and is willing to let suspects get away. Police don't always have the luxury of "expedited back-up" and officers need to react to situations as they arise.
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