Well, I’m sure the chief has had ample time to consider the error of his ways, but the fact is that there really are only two sorts of folks out there: those who have experienced an ND, and those who are going to.
This all reminds me of an article that Louis Awerbuck wrote for Swat magazine a couple of years back, in which he described dry fire practice in his garage. He chamber checked, saw the brass, and proceeded to “dry” fire, with predicatble results. Brain fart. His point was, hey, next time, don’t laugh: it could happen to you. Difference with Louis was he was paying attention to Cooper’s OTHER three rules, and all he wound up with was a dent in a cinder-block wall.
What strikes me is that this was the chief, providing a ccw class. My own boss doesn’t even issue the darn things to ordinary non-celebrity folks, let alone teach the class. I think this guy’s heart was in the right place, and that he got complacent, and will probably not “re-offend”.