I know what you’re saying but when you think about it no logical person with adequate empathy should have to be trained to do this. It should come naturally. That said, I wish we’d have investigations into these training academies and have those in charge answer for it so the public can get a sense of just what exactly is going on and why.
I agree with you, but empathy and “police attitude” among some, are two very different subjects. Empathy in my opinion is trained out, and from what I see, there is too much emphasis on the police solution rather than how to avoid the fatal confrontation especially with the mentally ill who are unlikely to respond rationally to police commands/demands.