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mzmolly

(50,957 posts)
Sat May 30, 2020, 12:34 AM May 2020

Minneapolis police union offers free 'warrior' training, in defiance of mayor's ban

https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-police-union-offers-free-warrior-training-in-defiance-of-mayor-s-ban/509025622/

In open defiance of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, the union that represents the city’s roughly 900 rank-and-file police officers announced that it is partnering with a national police organization to offer free “warrior-style” training for any officer who wants it.

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The warrior-style training most recently came under scrutiny after the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile during a traffic stop in Falcon Heights three summers ago.

Jeronimo Yanez, the former St. Anthony police officer who was later acquitted for shooting Castile, attended a two-day training course called “The Bulletproof Warrior,” which critics said trains officers to consider everyone and everything a potential threat.

Arradondo said at the time that the department doesn’t currently train officers in such techniques. It’s unclear how many officers have undergone the training in the past.


I think it may be prudent to revisit this training and what it entails, under the circumstances?

More at the link above.
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Minneapolis police union offers free 'warrior' training, in defiance of mayor's ban (Original Post) mzmolly May 2020 OP
cops who take unallowed training should be fired for failure to follow policy nt msongs May 2020 #1
Derek Chauvin should have applied training to save Cha May 2020 #2
Thanks Cha. mzmolly May 2020 #3

Cha

(295,929 posts)
2. Derek Chauvin should have applied training to save
Sat May 30, 2020, 12:43 AM
May 2020

lives Not take them.

So Sorry what's happening, mzmolly

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