Why Police Officers Shoot People...Yup, we went there...
So, there you are, watching the evening news and and a story breaks across the headlines, a police officer was involved in a shooting. Could be your local news, or an international news story breaking the headlines, maybe riots have erupted, so many different outcomes.
Let us get one thing straight here at DetectiverySOM, when a police officer shoots someone, whether justified, unjustified, cleared of wrong doing, or whatever the case may be...no one wins. I don't know of any police officer out there who strolls into work, thinking, gee, I hope I get to shoot someone today...far from it. The family of the person who was shot suffers immeasurable loss. Most police officers who survive such an encounter, have morality issues, question their decision making process, have psychological issues, nightmares, substance abuse, religious implications, termination, and in a majority of cases, never return to work. Some police officers become suicidal after their involvement in an officer involved shooting.
This was a difficult topic to cover, we did it in our DetectiverySOM fashion, we dive into many different facets surrounding a police officers involvement in a shooting. We discuss the topic from multiple angles, from training paradigms, mental mindsets, work environments, procedural processes, cover the fear factor, and much more.
So, join us as we take you on this journey that very few police officers get to walk. Take a journey with us...it's okay, we were gentle.
Here are some links to some interesting content check it out:
https://www.forcescience.com/tag/officer-involved-shootings/
https://www.forcescience.com/2005/07/study-reveals-important-truths-hidden-in-the-details-of-officer-involved-shootings/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/
https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/crime/ucr.asp?table_in=2
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/police-week.html
https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ctr9ZW3P3xI/?igshid=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
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