[Valpal1]

They only took it down when the blowback from Balko’s column in the WAPO got them undesired attention.

Doesn’t change the fact that they posted it on their dept website in the first place. They did that, not the editor.

And you can bet they didn’t just “find” a tarted up version of their own training video on the internet and say “cool, lets use that instead” by coincidence.

[manc]

Then if they are the facts then it was a stupid move.

I myself would not get all bent out of shape over it though, it seems some do , and fair enough to them.

[abishai]

It was a silly, stupid video that an adolescent bronie took precious time off from his Call of Duty, Fritos, and Mountain Dew to make for his buddies.

But you are right. If the police department had this on their website it was very bad judgment.