While deadly police incidents seem less common in Australia, don't kid yourself that our police always get it right.
They could do with better de-escalation training to deal with situations in critical environments like crowds [1] or when dealing with mentally ill people [2].
I think anyone carry a deadly weapon, civilian or government officer should bear extra responsibility to safeguard the safety of all people around them.
I didn't, and I agree that they need to improve. They always need to improve, but I have to agree with the coroner on the Tyler Cassidy shooting - I'm not entirely sure what else they could have done. But, they do get it wrong - especially, it seems for some reason, in Victoria.
The incidence of police shooting across our entire population is by far significantly less than in the U.S. - which is not to say that even one avoidable shooting is acceptable, only that it happens far less often.
They could do with better de-escalation training to deal with situations in critical environments like crowds [1] or when dealing with mentally ill people [2].
I think anyone carry a deadly weapon, civilian or government officer should bear extra responsibility to safeguard the safety of all people around them.
[1] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-09/four-injured-as-police...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Tyler_Cassidy
reply