“I’m re-reading the thread tonight. One thing that has stood out to me is that cops/ex-cops seem to be defending their cop training, whichever stresses shooting the instant you believe there is deadly force. That is why they are straining at a gnat to try to characterize the popcorn as a deadly weapon, which doesn’t say much for their powers of perception.”
I think what we’re witnessing, AW, is Sociopathy. These people don’t need “retraining”. They need a *conscience*. That’s something Sociopaths don’t have, and something a retraining program can’t give them. I suspect Reeves, is a closet Sociopath. And so are many of his supporters. They are not troubled by killing people over the most trifling of offenses, (such as annoying texting) and see no reason for remorse or empathy for the injured widow either. Mrs. Oulson was just collateral damage. You can’t teach empathy to Sociopaths.
Well, thank goodness those helpful liberals took prayer, the Bible and religion classes out of public schools so many years ago. They might have harmed the children...
Here we are, two or three generations later, with "moral relativism" the unwritten law of the land, and now look.