I think of the tough issues that police departments face that divide communities.
In my area we unelected the sheriff after a botched raid at the house of a middle-aged white man who had a history of incarceration, who was expected to return to prison for a relatively minor offense, but told people "I'd rather die than go back to jail".
He did not show up when he was supposed to show up. Police went to his house to arrest him. He was holed up in his house for more than 48 hours, the SWAT team showed up, they punched holes in the walls so that they could observe him through. Eventually the man shot himself. This man was armed but not immediately dangerous except to himself and to the police. Situations like this result in a lot of recrimination. I am a real fan of this guy
who managed to resolve a number of difficult situations just by talking, but tragedies like this are happening and often seem to end badly no matter what they do. I don't know what the answer is, but they are looking for one.
In my area we unelected the sheriff after a botched raid at the house of a middle-aged white man who had a history of incarceration, who was expected to return to prison for a relatively minor offense, but told people "I'd rather die than go back to jail".
He did not show up when he was supposed to show up. Police went to his house to arrest him. He was holed up in his house for more than 48 hours, the SWAT team showed up, they punched holes in the walls so that they could observe him through. Eventually the man shot himself. This man was armed but not immediately dangerous except to himself and to the police. Situations like this result in a lot of recrimination. I am a real fan of this guy
https://www.amazon.com/Hostage-Cop-Captain-Frank-Bolz/dp/089...
who managed to resolve a number of difficult situations just by talking, but tragedies like this are happening and often seem to end badly no matter what they do. I don't know what the answer is, but they are looking for one.