Great Post, thank you very much. After the strikes here I wrote a post about the other side, what brings people in police or military to kill in these situations. There's so much more at play than people on both sides realize, so much to consider in either human. Both the officer and the woman have the fight or flight response. But the officer should be better trained to withstand it.
It's easier for people to think of the woman as either 'innocent angel' or 'domestic terrorist', and the officer as either 'heroic patriot' or 'evil murderer'. Obviously, the truth is neither.
It would be great if socially trained people could ride along. But as long is the money is spent on more and heavier equipment instead of better training, that's a long shot.
Very true. I think people have been asking for something like this for a long time. I remember when the defund the police thing was big and people didn't realize it meant exactly what you said above. It was never about taking away their money, but spending it on supports versus armored vehicles. I also agree there are so many facets to this. I try to be open minded and play devil's advocate, even if I have strong opinions on something. This really could have all been avoided if ICE hadn't been weaponized in the first place.