@metalfusion1319
My dad, an officer of 20ish years said “no comment” is the worst thing you can say. High level LE officials have to be less like politicians and more like, well, cops
@FINALLYOUTAFTER7
Not so easy is it….. Fascinating.
@Navi4Yah
This guy ABSOLUTELY took the words RIGHT out of my mouth! The only thing that I would add is what I've been saying for years which is...EDUCATE THE PUBLIC about ALL police decisions and actions! If skilled and experienced police officers with statistical information and facts will not educate citizens, then citizens WILL make up their own "facts."
@douglasmcintyre3297
I have to admit that when he started I thought he would be just another self-serving advocate for law enforcement. But after listening to his entire presentation, I realize there is a lot more to what we see and hear on the news than I originally thought. This was, to say the leas,t an eye-opening and thought provoking presentation.
@Asha2820
Part of the problem, is that the public cannot trust the police to also submit to the law and professional standards. When a police officer kills unjustly, when a police officer lies about the law, when a police officer goes beyond their remit and attacks civil liberties, when a police officer escalate violence... this breeds distrust of the officer involved. But when these same actions are not punished, this breeds distrust of the policing systems ability to hold themselves to account.
@nkpv808
This man did an excellent job showing people what I could never describe with words about my life as a police officer. It’s so hard to even get my own family to understand these things about my work.
@grieffz6646
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 03:09 🚫 "No comment" can erode trust between law enforcement and the community when used after officer-involved shootings. It can be perceived as a cover-up. 06:05 🔫 Police use of force, especially shootings, is statistically rare, accounting for less than 1% of interactions between law enforcement and the public. 09:05 🚶♂️ Unarmed individuals can pose a deadly threat to law enforcement officers, emphasizing the importance of understanding action, reaction time, and the element of surprise. 15:34 📹 Body-worn cameras have limitations in capturing the full three-dimensional reality of a situation, and they don't convey the officer's emotional experience or perception. 17:08 💬 Growing courage within law enforcement to provide factual information and building relationships with communities through open communication and education is essential in addressing public concerns about use-of-force incidents. Made with HARPA AI
@vinnyvdalidemonet8527
Communication with the truth is a good step.
@ParanormalEncyclopedia
There's another example he left out when he talked about the inert gun. Some criminals ahve actually built guns into toys. Dig around online and you can find super soakers and other clear toys someone built pistols and even shot guns into. If a cop tells you to drop your weapon put it down its really that simple.
@zacharyb8757
he makes good points
@rdbeas
Very encouraging, brother. Thank you for that.
@kingwave431
So true
@ElmiraH980
Great speaker, he knows what is needed is communication between law enforcement and the community. Bravo the police are supposed to be working with the community, not against the community I believe a lot of problems could be solved with both with the use of communication.
@pilsung26
The officer in these cases is a potential defendant. As such he/she should not speak to law enforcement without a lawyer. It’s a lesson we as citizens should learn from them “DON’T TALK TO LAW ENFORCEMENT”. Where I agree 100% is that police departments shouldn’t have a different standard in communication for their officers that’s different from the public.
@KwesiM
🔥 Great message.
@theduder2617
WOW. I had an entire book of a response posted here. Until the video ended. I was forced to delete the comment in full. lol I am sharing this. We have issues between police and civilians where I live. Many of us civilians NEED to listen to what this man is saying.
@ilsavonleden4895
I worked in a geographically large rural area including several cities and several small towns. Our country LE serves urban as week as rural areas because most of the urban areas have chosen not to pay for their own police force due to economics - 24 hour patrols and police equipment are expensive. I disagree that those working inn small towns have less risk than big city officers- I have taken a number of LE classes in my own all over the U.S., have friends in both areas, and my own experiences. Most of the time I worked on my own with either no back-up officer or back-up half an hour away at the fastest speed possible. Yet by myself I faced the same dangers , gangs, multiple assailants, crazy people, violent people, and rented barns and unoccupied farms used as meth labs are extremely common. In fact, contrary to popular belief, mentally disturbed people are more likely to gravitate to areas with small populations than big cities - rural areas allow them to live on their own whatever way they want without being disturbed, and people in small towns are often more accepting of local odd people, who they try to make sure are taken care of. But mentally disturbed people are the most dangerous for police as they are unpredictable and they commit violent acts without understanding or intending the mayhem which occurs. My big city counterparts - and the one wealthy city within our county - go to the same dangerous calls where I arrived alone with no less then 4 people (2 2 man cars). Our area cannot afford anything like that, we go alone not because of lack of danger but because the money is not there. It is rare for one of our officers to retire from this job - almost all go out on disability due to injuries suffered on the job, although our people are stoic and stay as long as possible, even with injuries. All officers suffer for every act of misconduct done by another officer. But when you compare the number of interactions of officers with the public with positive outcomes to those where misconduct occurs, there are very very few where misconduct occurs. The public never heard about all the positive interactions, the people assisted by LE, the people who call the department to let them know how grateful they were, the number of times they write letters of thanks to us, the humor, the people left in a much better way then before we arrived, because they do not make sensationally news. I am not condoning any misconduct, like most officers I take my responsibility towards the public very seriously, but both hiring boards and officers are human, not robots, and it is not possible for there to never be an incident of misconduct. In any other profession but priests and doctors, we accept some misconduct. But perfection is not human. I have often admitted my peers as seeming to be superhuman - but really human is what we are, and while we may strive for perfection, we know it is not achievable. I can honestly say that in my close to 30 years I never conmitted an act of misconduct against the public, but being human some of my interactions were more helpful, went above and beyond, while others just did what was necessary.And I relate all this not for sympathy - I and my peers do not need or want sympathy. And yes, we do act to protect and to serve. While that may be hard to understand or accept to those who have never had that kind of value or belief, it is very real to most in LE, military, and a number of other professions.
@Harlem55
The problem there is that this is borne out of proper internal affairs policy. Its not proper to publicly comment on an investigation that is not complete, and it's also not proper to publicly comment when to do so may violate the constitutional rights of any person, including the rights of a police officer. This is essentially, where we need to pass laws against press conferences occurring too early after an incident because the first amendment is not absolute in view of the fourteenth amendment due process rights of a potential criminal defendant. In essence a criminal defendant's fourth, fifth, and fourteenth amendment rights necessarily foreclose upon the first amendment right of the public to know.
@Sebastian-hg3xc
Great presentation.
@jeromedragon5287