Dallas Police Union Laments Police Having To Hesitate Before Shooting PeopleChris | InformationLiberationJan. 06, 2014 |
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![]() After the firing of a police officer for shooting an unarmed 19-year-old whom a witness said "had his hands up," the head of Dallas' police union, president Ron Pinkston, lamented in a letter to city hall protesting the firing that police now have to hesitate before shooting people. Monday’s termination of Senior Corporal Amy Wilburn had a chilling effect on the safety of the citizens of Dallas and of all Dallas Police Officers. This termination was not that of just an officer but that of the foundation of police training, which is/was our Deadly Force Policy. Up until Monday, Dallas Police Officers were allowed to use deadly force when they were in fear for their life or another’s. As of Monday, Dallas Police Officers no longer know when they can use deadly force and, if they do, question whether they are going to be fired if they are forced to. This up in the air policy creates doubt and hesitation in an officer about when/if to use deadly force, which ultimately is going to result in an officer and/or a citizen getting killed. This doubt will always result in a hesitation in officers’ response times to citizen’s calls. No longer can an officer quickly drive to a man with a gun, robbery in progress or domestic abuse call because the officer no longer believes he/she can use deadly force, if it is required, without fear of being terminated.According to police, hesitating before shooting someone is a dangerous vice. That's why some departments use a line of so-called "No More Hesitation" cutouts of pregnant women and children for target practice: As the union chief notes in his letter, 2013 was one of the safest years on record for police--and yet they're killing citizens at near record rates. Cops hesitating before shooting people is a good thing. _ Chris runs the website InformationLiberation.com, you can read more of his writings here. Follow infolib on twitter here. |