Although converting a former combat officer into a cop might sound like a great idea, statistics demonstrate that it may not necessarily be quite so. The military to police pipeline filling the ranks has been functioning since the Obama administration that put millions of dollars in creating police positions for US veterans. As for his resumé, it looks like he'd learned policing from the Department of Defense, having served as a military police officer in the Army Reserve before becoming a city police officer. Chauvin, who's currently facing trial, had at least 17 prior complaints filed against him, according to the Minneapolis Police Department.

The recent death of George Floyd, killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin who employed a knee-on-neck hold that resulted in Floyd's death, has refocused attention on fear-based training. Anthony Police Department officer Jeronimo Yanez during a traffic stop in July 2016/Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension via REUTERS Bob Kroll said the ban was illegal and promised the union would offer military-style policing methods training to officers during their off-duty hours, which has been the case until recently.Ī bullet hole is seen in a bloodied seat belt in the car of Philando Castile, in an evidence photo taken after he was fatally shot by St. However, the Minneapolis Police Union president Lt. Later, Yanez was found not guilty and cleared of all charges but fired from the force nonetheless.Ĭiting Castile's death as a reason, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey banned city funding of 'warrior-style' police training in April 2019. Officer Jeronimo Yanez, who had previously attended 'Bulletproof Warrior' training together with his colleague Jim Glennon, shot Castile in a traffic stop.

The workshop featured in a short documentary called 'Conditioned Response' filmed by Field of Vision for The New Yorker magazine.Ī fiery debate first sparked over Grossman's fear-based 'warrior training' after the 2016 shooting death of Philando Castile, a 32-year old African-American, in Minnesota. Are you emotionally, spiritually, psychologically prepared to snuff out a human life in defence of innocent lives? If you can't make that decision, you need to find another job,' he stated flatly during a police training seminar in Ohio. 'Once you've made a decision to take a human life, you're a transformed creature.

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