Okay. Tell us what change you want. If you can't articulate the changes you want - and make them reasonable - you will wind up getting whatever changes they give you, which usually means the wrong ones, with lots of smoke and mirrors.
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If you want more training, then how much do you want, and where should it be focused?
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Consider that requiring more training to become a police officer means fewer people enlisting altogether, fewer people qualifying in the end, and ultimately fewer officers on the street. It also means they will likely need to be paid more as they become more specialized, which becomes even more difficult when police are being demonized and losi all their funding.
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And, because it is required, I am not saying any of this concept is a bad thing or shouldn't be done. I'm simply asking what exactly it is people want, and whether they've considered what that actually potentially may mean in the long-term.
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Unless getting Paw Patrol cancelled is really the end-game here
But here’s the answer I would like. I want to raise police salaries to attract better candidates. I want additional training in de-escalation of dangerous situations and I want it to be ongoing. I want to increase the number police so that they can be rotated in and out of stressful roles to keep them from burning out. Free access to mental health care and mandatory evaluations on a regular basis. I want every officer to be held accountable for their actions and the actions of those around them.
I want a shift in how we regard unarmed vs armed crime. Unarmed crimes should have a penalty in months and armed in years to incentivize the criminals to leave the weapons at home. I want police performance to be based on something that isn’t arrests, like patrol mileage.
@scatmandingo just realized I never responded to this. And not like you need my validation, but I appreciate your candor and level-headed input on the matter
The question should not be "Are the training hours the same in other fields?" but "Is the training sufficient?." If the answer to the pertinent question is no, then it needs to be determined if the quality and/or the quantity of training needs to be changed.
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If you want more training, then how much do you want, and where should it be focused?
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Consider that requiring more training to become a police officer means fewer people enlisting altogether, fewer people qualifying in the end, and ultimately fewer officers on the street. It also means they will likely need to be paid more as they become more specialized, which becomes even more difficult when police are being demonized and losi all their funding.
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And, because it is required, I am not saying any of this concept is a bad thing or shouldn't be done. I'm simply asking what exactly it is people want, and whether they've considered what that actually potentially may mean in the long-term.
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Unless getting Paw Patrol cancelled is really the end-game here