Reply #26: Yeah, I guess the police aren't trained to be sensitive.

[scubadude]

Also they don't have much training in conflict resolution either, right?

Of course it goes both ways. Of course she could have handled it better too, but I ask you this: Of the two of them, which one of those people is constantly in conflict promoting situations? My guess is that the Police officer is. If this is correct, it is his (or her) responsibility to be fully trained in conflict resolution and not only trained at it, but good at it too. That is doubly true when dealing with the elderly.

I have a friend who just retired from being a police officer. We have spoken many times at length about situations similar to this one. It is my guess he would have bent over backwards to avoid what happened. I practically guarantee you that if he was handling that situation both of them would have walked away with their dignity intact. That is what good Police Officers do from his perspective. It's just not worth it for them to be jerks over such a trivial matter. Of course there are other Policemen who demand submission.

I wasn't there, and only saw the recording, but I bet he could have done a better job. Just my opinion.

Scuba