“When training’s all about shooting, handcuffing, the physical part and not about the verbal part it can create an imbalance,” An officer also needs training on dealing with community members in nonthreatening ways and better communication skills. “If he hasn’t been trained in that yet, he’s going to go straight to something he does know: handcuffing, defensive skills, shooting,” Requiring Federal certification of each police officer and department would provide a major effort in stopping the police brutality. Any 1 of 20,000 cities, no matter how small or corrupt, can murder citizens with no fear of punishment. Add to this the 13,598 (FBI) agents, the 3,007 county sheriff departments, 50 state police forces, 1,066,730 security guards. If not certified close them down.
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