Cris please don’t move this to round table because I feel like it will have good discussion.
Guys I am a police officer and I see so many people say we need police reform so I just wanted to see what people think could be done on the reform side. I will start with a couple things. Police are so short staffed that it is hard to find quality people to fill the positions. Start with higher pay and much more tighter hiring practices. Second in the 4th circuit which includes SC we aren’t allowed to use a taser anymore unless the subject is physically aggressive toward us or if they are a threat to society ex. a person wanted for murder running from you would be a exigent circumstance. They need to change this ruling because it has now caused more officers to have to go hands on and start a physical encounter with the subject vs tasing a verbally resisting subject. Tasers are very safe and effective when used properly. Lastly officers need mandatory BJJ training paid for by the dept. Officers desperately need to be trained in how to control subjects on the ground. The last two controversial police shootings (Atlanta, Wisconsin) have come when multiple officers couldn’t control the suspect on the ground and let him get up. If these officers are trained in this and the subject is placed into custody on the ground then these shootings never happened. Please respond respectfully, thank you.
Guys I am a police officer and I see so many people say we need police reform so I just wanted to see what people think could be done on the reform side. I will start with a couple things. Police are so short staffed that it is hard to find quality people to fill the positions. Start with higher pay and much more tighter hiring practices. Second in the 4th circuit which includes SC we aren’t allowed to use a taser anymore unless the subject is physically aggressive toward us or if they are a threat to society ex. a person wanted for murder running from you would be a exigent circumstance. They need to change this ruling because it has now caused more officers to have to go hands on and start a physical encounter with the subject vs tasing a verbally resisting subject. Tasers are very safe and effective when used properly. Lastly officers need mandatory BJJ training paid for by the dept. Officers desperately need to be trained in how to control subjects on the ground. The last two controversial police shootings (Atlanta, Wisconsin) have come when multiple officers couldn’t control the suspect on the ground and let him get up. If these officers are trained in this and the subject is placed into custody on the ground then these shootings never happened. Please respond respectfully, thank you.