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Here we go again, another school shooting. This time in Texas
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<blockquote data-quote="Gadsden" data-source="post: 3786021" data-attributes="member: 49555"><p>No worries, I understood what you were saying, I was just adding my two cents.</p><p></p><p>I agree about the benefits derived from training for high stress situations, it cannot be underestimated. What I don't agree with is holding the agencies responsible for not getting their officers the training. If they don't have the budgets and in many cases the manpower to fill in while officers are gone for extended amounts of time they are kinda caught between a rock and a hard place. They want the training but circumstances beyond their control prevent them from getting it. The responsibility for what occurs if they do not get the proper training should fall on those who don't provide the budgets for them to receive it. In some cases, many actually, its local governments who divert funds from law enforcement to other areas and in other cases it's the voters who refuse to vote for more money for emergency responders. No money equals no training and bare bone resources.</p><p></p><p>BTW I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of some officers. But keep in mind one can find people in every profession that, for one reason or another, should not be there. Unfortunately, right or wrong, law enforcement always finds themselves singled out by the media every time there's a problem but hardly ever for all the good things they do that sometimes go above and beyond their duties. </p><p></p><p>Regarding some of the shenanigans that seem to come up in small town agencies, I have seen it first hand. I am not going to go into details, but after witnessing some things that no officer should ever be a part of I found myself with no other choice other than to take what I knew to higher authorities who, after an investigation, took the proper steps to correct the problem</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gadsden, post: 3786021, member: 49555"] No worries, I understood what you were saying, I was just adding my two cents. I agree about the benefits derived from training for high stress situations, it cannot be underestimated. What I don't agree with is holding the agencies responsible for not getting their officers the training. If they don't have the budgets and in many cases the manpower to fill in while officers are gone for extended amounts of time they are kinda caught between a rock and a hard place. They want the training but circumstances beyond their control prevent them from getting it. The responsibility for what occurs if they do not get the proper training should fall on those who don't provide the budgets for them to receive it. In some cases, many actually, its local governments who divert funds from law enforcement to other areas and in other cases it's the voters who refuse to vote for more money for emergency responders. No money equals no training and bare bone resources. BTW I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of some officers. But keep in mind one can find people in every profession that, for one reason or another, should not be there. Unfortunately, right or wrong, law enforcement always finds themselves singled out by the media every time there's a problem but hardly ever for all the good things they do that sometimes go above and beyond their duties. Regarding some of the shenanigans that seem to come up in small town agencies, I have seen it first hand. I am not going to go into details, but after witnessing some things that no officer should ever be a part of I found myself with no other choice other than to take what I knew to higher authorities who, after an investigation, took the proper steps to correct the problem [/QUOTE]
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