I think this is a very large issue with the way police handle things in the US. If you're old/overweight and have no kind of physical training, your gun is the only option you have.
In the UK we have fitness tests and stuff, minimum height requirements etc. so officers don't find themselves in a situation where they can be physically overwhelmed by someone.
I think this is a very large issue with the way police handle things in the US. If you're old/overweight and have no kind of physical training, your gun is the only option you have.
In the UK we have fitness tests and stuff, minimum height requirements etc. so officers don't find themselves in a situation where they can be physically overwhelmed by someone.
with appropriate skills, size matters a lot less.
physical fitness is an issue though, especially for those on desk duty.
with appropriate skills, size matters a lot less.
physical fitness is an issue though, especially for those on desk duty.
it (mike brown) unfortunately fit all too well into the pattern of incompetent policing resulting in the deaths of people with incompetents getting off with maybe a hand slap.
Police are trained in professional paranoia that covers for lack of skill.
by way of example, japanese police are heavily trained in martial arts, and wrap up the unruly like a buritto using giant futons
https://www.tofugu.com/japan/martial-arts-of-japanese-police/
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-pacific-38534288/wrapping-people-in-futons-how-the-japanese-police-confront-violence
I think this would be an excellent addition to the police training. When you are an excellent martial artist, the paranoia goes away because you know you can take the guy. you don't freak out.
see this encounter of japanese police vs large American gang banger from the hood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1anM0Cnx_Y
see also
http://www.ustjf.com/news/_news.html