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

[mzmolly]

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.

[msongs]

1. cops who take unallowed training should be fired for failure to follow policy nt

[Cha]

2. Derek Chauvin should have applied training to save

lives Not take them.

So Sorry what's happening, mzmolly

[mzmolly]

3. Thanks Cha.

I agree fully. And his colleagues should have intervened.