[devolve]

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Better trained cops - ex-military

Would be a better way to go

The usual PD firearms training/practice is usually pretty sparse and accuracy is quite sad

[potlatch]

I'm sure every police department would love to have all that but it smacks too much of ‘people control’ - looking to the future under Obama.

[Habibi]

“The usual PD firearms training/practice is usually pretty sparse and accuracy is quite sad”

Agreed, your average beat cop is hardly a weapons/tactics expert. Hopefully, SWAT folks get better training, which begs the question of whether there is any national standards for SWAT training, and how consistent are the teams trained to the standard. Obiously, no standards and no adherence to them can cause a heap o’ trouble.

[brent1a]

I'm starting to see a wonderful little trend here on Freerepublic.....apparently Freerepublic is the place to come if you want to badmouth the police and put the hate on all law enforcement.

Rock on! Let's hate all the little piggies!

[rustyboots]

“Better trained cops - ex-military
Would be a better way to go”

I don’t think ex-military should be allowed on a police force for at least 3 years after they leave the military. That way they can “deprogram” from the military point of view that everyone else is the bad guys. They need to realize that police work is law enforcement, not warfare.
And I am retired from the Army, 20 years as a tanker.