Sheriff Joe Arpaio invites Al Sharpton to take the unwinnable ‘shoot-or-be-killed’ police test
Arpaio County Sheriff Joe Arpaio recently called on civil rights activists Al Sharpton to undergo police training scenarios where he would have to kill or be killed in situations like the one Officer Darren Wilson allegedly faced when he fatally shot Michael Brown.
Last week, KSAZ broadcast a story about phoenix activist Jarrett Maupin, who had led several anti-police brutality tests, but then accepted an offer to take a “training” course from the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
During the so-called training, Maupin was offered the choice of either shooting a suspect approaching on the street or of possibly being killed. Given those choices, Maupin came away from the day saying that “people need to comply with police orders for their own sake.”
Arpaio said on Friday that he hoped to convert Sharpton into a fan of police tactics by inviting him to through the same scenarios.
“Let’s come on down here, I think you are the prime guy to do this and learn a lesson,” the sheriff told KSAZ. “Yeah, Al I haven’t seen you in a while, we could talk in my office and we’ll put you through the scenario. We had two cops who were killed in New York City, assassinated.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/sheriff-joe-arpaio-invites-al-sharpton-to-take-the-unwinnable-shoot-or-be-killed-police-test/
‘Use of Force’ Training Videos of Phoenix Activist Exposed as Police Propaganda
Phoenix, AZ – A Phoenix, Arizona activist who has been an outspoken critic of police abuse of force, Reverend Jarrett Maupin, recently underwent a change of heart after being invited to, and taking part in, a use of force exercise with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office.
Maupin agreed to go through a force on force training segment with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. He went through three scenarios where one has to decide to shoot, or not to shoot, according to FOX 10.
This is what Maupin had to say in the aftermath of his training exercise.
“I didn’t understand how important compliance was, but after going through this, yeah my attitude has changed. This is all unfolding in 10-15 seconds, people need to comply with the order of law enforcement officers for their own safety,” said Maupin.
But what was billed as a change of his feelings toward police use of force, due to experiencing the alleged “real-world” scenarios police regularly face, left many feeling as if they had just watched a propaganda video meant to forward a specific police agenda with Maupin as the innocent dupe.
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In essence, they took a citizen off the street with virtually no training, offered them no backup or less-than-lethal force options with which to stop someone, but want to sell this to the public as “what officers are facing.”
Read more at http://thefreethoughtproject.com/use-force-training-videos-phoenix-activist-exposed-police-propaganda/#08OPoVsbht6r5Jpa.99
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