@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.
@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
@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."
@vinnyvdalidemonet8527
Communication with the truth is a good step.
@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
@dirk1dejong
Very insightful and relevant. Great video, Mr. Willis.
@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.
@KwesiM
🔥 Great message.
@FINALLYOUTAFTER7
Not so easy is it….. Fascinating.
@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.
@conniej657
Excellent, relevant video. Thank you for posting this.
@truthmarshal6627
Retired cop here. Id like to add something else. Every Chief, Sheriff, District Attorney should quote the LAW that pertains to the incident from day one, before the facts come out and repeat it throughout the investigation. AND state the policy of the agency. The public needs to be educated. If the officer operated within the law and policy, the appearance should not matter. This is an emotional response. Also what people don’t understand is POLICE operate under the same laws that would apply to the public in similar situations. If deadly force is justified by law for police, it would be justified for the general public. A major reason I left in 2021 is not because I worried about my actions, I worried about the radical DA’s actions to aggressively pursue indictments on police doing their jobs. Fact is cameras for police officers reduced complaints against law enforcement by 90%. Be honest with the public even when you make a mistake. Cops are human. People will understand and support you if you’re honest. I took the job to serve as did most others in my profession.
@bridgetterodriguez9556
Thank you for this. Too many people in our society go on their feelings to form their opinion without knowing and experiencing what they are giving their opinion on. This video brings education to those who truly want it and are open minded enough to accept it..
@rdbeas
Very encouraging, brother. Thank you for that.
@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.
@ilsavonleden4895
Pamela - Stats do not tell the whole story - not by a long shot. You may think our jobs are "not that dangerous", but the statistics do not include all the times bad guys attempt to attack or kill officers but are unsuccessful. This information is not collected - or at least not accurately. It is just part of our daily work at most departments. But I assure you, being physically attacked by a strong motivated attacker, or someone trying to stab you with a knife or holding a gun on you - is definitely dangerous. We are not bulletproof - our vests cover only a small area of our bodies - not our heads and necks or lower torso or arms and legs, and are only "bullet resistant" at best. People who are armed but their weapons hidden rarely admit it. I have personally disarmed many more"unarmed"assailants than those who admitted they were armed. The distance you must stand from a person to prevent a knife attack is not a distance you can conduct conversation or normal business at. Rules and regulations, and public outcry without an understanding of what we experience, cause most officers to wait too long rather than be eager to pull the trigger, and it is often just luck - the bad guy decides not to utilize their position of advantage that time - that prevents most officers from being badly injured or killed. Most officers are not trigger happy, and pride ourselves on our mental and verbal skills. But cops contact a staggering amount of people in our careers, and despite all the successes with verbal persuasion, after we have guns and knives, axes and hammers wielded, gasoline or chemicals thrown on, and are lied to on a regular basis, we learn caution - we are not required to suffer agonizing injuries or die. Despite the image of the donut munching cop, most officers work hard to stay in good physical condition, but more officers are retired involuntarily on disability from work related injuries than retire like other people. Officers are permitted to retire earlier than other people because it is recognized that the physical demands of this job - fighting with people, faster reaction times, etc. eventually overtake the advantages of experience. Until you have walked in my shoes, please do not believe youv know what my job involves, or how I should do my job, based on reading articles or statistics .
@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.
@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.
@jeromedragon5287