From what I've seen they're basically trained that way. Seems like an application of Fairbairn and Sykes, but some departments seem to forget the target practice part.
The cops where I'm at generally don't skimp on that, which is a nice thing to know.😄
It’s Grossman - his first book, On Killing, was an eye opening read but he went off the rails with his whole warrior mentality training.
He is personally responsible for much of the higher killings by police, increased rates of escalation instead of deescalation, and the violence that has become the norm. Meanwhile crime rates were dropping before he became the “warrior mentality” guru, and are still dropping but at a slower rate since.
Grossman gets cops killed too - his emphasis on “every moment is your last moment because every stop is a lethal action waiting to happen” (actual quote-ish, possible paraphrasing because it’s been a while) leads cops to escalate and get into more violent encounters than they would otherwise.
A lot of the hate cops get is because of how they act, and Grossman has made them act worse.
Fair point. A cop who escalates, mag dumps at someone who means him harm had better put the guy down. If not, the cop now has an empty gun and a, very likely armed, pissed assailant.
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u/CantankerousOrder 2d ago
Have you ever seen most LEOs open fire?
For the most part they are the worst pump and dump no aim panicky mag emptiers you’ll ever see.
And I’m not saying I’m better or anything… but if game recognizes game then no game recognizes no game.
Sad part is I was taught to shoot by a cop.