Hypnogator
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I just finished doing another judgmental use-of-force training session with a Missouri sheriff's department. Their instructor especially liked our "Off-Duty Carjacking" scenario, which places the student in the position of an off-duty officer going to his car from an office building. He is confronted by a white male with his hand on a Glock tucked into his waistband, who demands the keys to his car. Depending on the trainee's tactics, the suspect will either pull the gun and shoot at him, or back off and put his hands up. If he shoots, a man with a cell phone which he passed as he approached the car jumps in front of him, thrusts the cell phone at him, and demands to know who he is. (He gets shot a lot.)
The training emphasized proper verbal commands, specifically, that the trainee should announce that he is a law enforcement officer. The departmental instructor pointed out to the officers that the man with the cell phone could well have had a legal concealed weapon, and might have attempted to intervene after the suspect was shot, if the student didn't properly identify himself, thus possibly provoking a good-guy / good-guy shootout.
Out of all the students I trained, I only heard one negative comment about concealed weapon permits -- one deputy opined that "Those guys with gun permits only get them because they're out looking to shoot somebody anyway."
I thought it was interesting that the agency was definitely concerned that it's officers use tactics to minimize the likelihood of an "unfortunate incident" should a citizen unknowingly attempt to intervene in a deadly-force situation with an off-duty officer.
They know you're out there. And they're emphasizing good tactics to minimize the risk to you as well as themselves.
The training emphasized proper verbal commands, specifically, that the trainee should announce that he is a law enforcement officer. The departmental instructor pointed out to the officers that the man with the cell phone could well have had a legal concealed weapon, and might have attempted to intervene after the suspect was shot, if the student didn't properly identify himself, thus possibly provoking a good-guy / good-guy shootout.
Out of all the students I trained, I only heard one negative comment about concealed weapon permits -- one deputy opined that "Those guys with gun permits only get them because they're out looking to shoot somebody anyway."
I thought it was interesting that the agency was definitely concerned that it's officers use tactics to minimize the likelihood of an "unfortunate incident" should a citizen unknowingly attempt to intervene in a deadly-force situation with an off-duty officer.
They know you're out there. And they're emphasizing good tactics to minimize the risk to you as well as themselves.