Do American police not receive tactical weapons training? Why would you hand someone a weapon and send them into danger without providing appropriate training?LawBeefaroni wrote:That's the mitigation I was talking about. But all the training in the world isn't the same as being there.Max Peck wrote:The answer is training.LawBeefaroni wrote:That's a common thread in lethal shootings. Its human biology in a high stress survival situation. Not sure how you train it away other than engaging in a lot of lethal shootings. That said, I agree, it can be mitigated. Not sure what the answer is.
It also works better for military and SWAT where the ROE are much more cut and dry. Get in scene, see threat/enemy, shoot threat/enemy. For patrol officers it's not quite so black and white.
And who's willing to pay for it? You're talking thousands a day for what needs to be, to be effective, onging and regular training.
Actually, that might explain a lot...
P.S. That article is describing training requirements for all uniformed officers, not just SWAT members.