tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post8954596549811232085..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Killing of Sammy Yatim: Should Another Cop Be Charged?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14574152046825537172016-02-01T04:50:00.911-05:002016-02-01T04:50:00.911-05:00Tasers are over-used as well. They should only be ...Tasers are over-used as well. They should only be used as a second last resort. Cops are even tasering unarmed teens and senior citizens. Several years ago in a city not far from where I live, a cop tasered a senior, parked on the side of the road, because he wouldn't get out of his car! Why he didn't want to get out of his I do not recall. The guy could have had a heart attack or stroke.<br /><br />http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jan/02/tasers-offer-cops-option-to-guns-but-come-with/<br /><br />Since 2001, Amnesty international has documented at least 670 deaths following the use of a Taser<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-31749104706733560782016-01-31T20:19:18.461-05:002016-01-31T20:19:18.461-05:00Hiring and training better, is good. I would sugg...Hiring and training better, is good. I would suggest more psychological screening. Then train. Many officers who shoot are in fact scared. It may not appear they ought to be scared, but they are. They don't know what to do, so they shoot and some one dies and everybody's lives are ruined. There have been cases when the police officer just kept shooting and shooting. Its something in their brains, its almost as if its involuntary. <br /><br />Many people join the police and have never been in confrontational situations. They haven't been in physical altercations. When they come upon them, they are scared, truly scared and when the person doesn't listen, they don't know what to do, so they shoot. Not a good thing and it needs to stop. the best way to stop it is better testing before hiring. <br /><br />Why the other office tasered the young many is beyond me, but if a shrink talked to him, I'd suggest they would conclude he was so scared, he just used that taser. <br /><br />During WW II, the British had a special forces team. they used to start their training and then discovered that the physical training wasn't enough. Those who had been trained couldn't do the job, so they changed how they recruited. they first tested the solders psychologicially and then accepted them regardless of size. They found it saved them a lot of unnecessary training. <br /><br />Its probably why hockey players make better cops. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-8795656961643019772016-01-31T14:06:27.131-05:002016-01-31T14:06:27.131-05:00All of this shows how much the police actions are ...All of this shows how much the police actions are based on fear. Not a good way to start your day. I guess if someone shot at me once in my past duties as a police officer, I would react the same.<br />But the police must be able to do better, hire better, train better, react better.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74458524721693484262016-01-31T13:47:16.704-05:002016-01-31T13:47:16.704-05:00"What World do you live in" has a 90 min..."What World do you live in" has a 90 minute video of the main victims of the Toronto Military Police force and what happens to them when many of the cops arrive. And yes there are good cops and bad cops. The bad cops are the ones trained to take non compliance as a threat and those who think they have a right to enforce with violence rather than protect. Its a long video but it is the only way for these victimized poor and racialized people to stand up. That is also explained in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFL6VGL_yhQ&feature=youtu.beJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694781164121246396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91270846155055908602016-01-31T09:19:20.610-05:002016-01-31T09:19:20.610-05:00When I was teaching, Simon, whenever a story of te...When I was teaching, Simon, whenever a story of teacher misconduct occurred, I used to say that such people were making us all look bad. I don't know of anyone who felt otherwise, and, if memory serves me, our federation was there, not to defend or justify the accused, but only to ensure that due process was followed by his or her employer. Why police or their union would feel that the conviction of Forcillo is an injustice or will shake the confidence of frontline officers is beyond me. They should uniformly be glad that he will pay a price for his crime.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com