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TwilitSky t1_is5irtz wrote

Domestic violence situations are the most dangerous for police. Maybe we should recognize that they don't have the skills or training to deescalate these problems.

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D_J_D_K t1_is5y81g wrote

I hate cops, but unarmed social workers aren't gonna be able to stop a domestic violence situation in process. This is one of the times I actually agree cops need more training to be able to handle these situations

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nationalizm t1_it9zfzm wrote

The guy was luring them in, he was hiding in a bush with camo and opened fire when they were faced away from him. No amount of training would have prepared them for that. RIP though.

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bigcanada813 t1_is7ii54 wrote

I'm all for that, but what do you do when someone doesn't want to deescalate? Domestic calls will always be dangerous, and there will be times that the only form of deescalation possible is with violence of action.

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JohnHwagi t1_isdlwnd wrote

So what’s the suggestion? We cannot send psychologists to domestic violence calls. We obviously cannot ignore the calls either. You could argue for more police training, but there are plenty of good arguments against increasing police budgets.

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