The document discusses issues with excessive force by police and avoidable tragedies. It provides examples of incidents where police used excessive force on individuals with disabilities or misunderstandings that led to harm. These issues disproportionately impact vulnerable groups and there is a call for improved training, greater understanding, and less excessive force to ensure all people are served, honored and protected.
Change law enforcement training to lessen avoidable tragedies
1. IMAGINE.. YOU ARE AT THE MOVIES..
YOUR VERY EXCITED TO SEE THIS FILM…
MAYBE OTHERS SEE YOU AS TOO
EXCITED..
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T don’t understand……
hey
2. YOUR SCARED, BECAUSE
YOU DON’T
UNDERSTAND….
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3. CHANGE THE TRAINING, TO
PREVENT UNNECESSARY
TRAGEDIES.
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4. THE WORD
DISABILITY
HOLDS A WIDE
DEFINITION.
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5. T is my Grandpa
his
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7. WHEN EXCESSIVE FORCE
BECOMES TOO EXCESSIVE.
THESE TRAGEDIES
ARE AVOIDABLE
NO ONE DESERVES THIS BRUTALITY
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8. EXCESSIVE FORCE IS
USED TOO OFTEN….
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9. OFFICER USES
A TASER ON A
MENTALLY
HANDICAPPED
TEEN.
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10. MAN UNABLE TO
SPEAK IS BEATEN
TO DEATH
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11. THIS IS WHERE A
MISUNDERSTANDING
CAN LEAD
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12. AN INNOCENT
MAN
RESTRAINED,
AND SUFFOCATES
TO DEATH.
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13. WHEELCHAIR BOUND MAN
SHOT IN HEAD
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14. EVERYONE DESERVES TO
FEEL SAFE
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15. OFFICER MISTOOK
A CAN FOR A
SAMURAI SWORD.
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16. ELDERLY VETERAN SHOT
IN HIS OWN HOME.
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17. MORE UNDERSTANDING
LESS EXCESSIVE FORCE
LESS AVOIDABLE TRAGEDIES
SERVE, HONOR AND PROTECT
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19. TIME TO CHANGE THE TRAINING.
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20. You and your loved ones…
Are Safe.
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