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The Deadly Dangers of 'Detraining'
The negative trainers - such as routine or foolish peers - are relentless in their training and it can only be countered by good training and coaching
By Dave Smith
Who's training you?One of the big issues I have argued about over the years is what is - and what isn't - training. I have had many "experts" say video training isn't training, or a class on mindset isn't training.
We don't do any repetitions, we don't practice, so it isn't training, they argue.
These folks are confusing the verb "training" with the noun "training."
Training (the noun) is defined as the long-term modification of behavior. If I have you do hundreds of repetitions and hours of training (the verb) in the academy we can say you have learned this skill or that tactic, but is it training in the long run?
If the first "high level operator" you work with says to you "standing to the side of a door when knocking isn't macho" or "wearing a seatbelt isn't tactical," and it changes the way you stand at a door or drive a vehicle, all of the repetitions are for naught, and the fool has been the more effective trainer with a single sentence!
Observational Learning.
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How Not to Get Shot in Plainclothes?
By Ralph Mroz
Reprinted from Law Officer
Every so often we read a tragic story about a plainclothes officer getting shot by uniformed officers who mistook him/her for a gun-wielding suspect. Follow the practices below to avoid getting yourself shot if you find yourself drawing your gun in plain clothes either on or off duty.
Don't rush in. Don't reflexively draw your gun and intervene in a situation if there isn't a danger to the public. The risk is high, and you probably have no backup. Consider being a good witness instead.
Put your gun away when you see uniformed officers on scene. They are armed let them deal with the suspects. Don't look like one yourself.
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Police Must Increase Their Awareness About Ongoing Threats From Sovereign Citizens
By James Deater
The sovereign citizen movement occurring across the United States is one that law enforcement should continue to watch carefully. In the past few years, there have been several deadly incidents involving police officers and self-proclaimed sovereign citizens. It is estimated that 300,000 people engage in this kind of anti-government activity.<http://inpublicsafety.com/2012/12/detectives-build-training-program-for-police-about-sovereign-citizen-movement/>
One of the most difficult things for law enforcement is being able to recognize an extremist before or during interactions. Sovereign citizens tend to blend in with the general population. Sovereign citizens do not recognize any laws other than common law, so officers may see homemade license tags, or bumper stickers stating something similar. An officer may see words on the tag such as: "Indigenous, Sovereign, Diplomatic, Exempt, Private Property." Police must also be aware that during a stop, sovereign citizens will use certain tactics to attempt to frustrate them and inhibit them from carrying out their duties.
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