Thank you Mr French for your moving & poignant article. You are right but we must acknowledge our society has undermined the commitment of these officers by requiring that they meet a standard no one in those situations can: perfect execution of duty. There are many examples of police being punished for an error committed while they are …
Thank you Mr French for your moving & poignant article. You are right but we must acknowledge our society has undermined the commitment of these officers by requiring that they meet a standard no one in those situations can: perfect execution of duty. There are many examples of police being punished for an error committed while they are under extreme duress. Most recently a Minnesota policewoman was convicted of voluntary manslaughter & sent to prison because she accidentally drew her pistol instead of her taser & killed a resisting suspect. She is now in prison. You can’t second guess people’s actions in such extremely intense encounters & them expect them to act with determination & clear eyed purpose. Such doubt may have played a role in Texas, but I agree, it could not justify the cowardice displayed there.
Thank you Mr French for your moving & poignant article. You are right but we must acknowledge our society has undermined the commitment of these officers by requiring that they meet a standard no one in those situations can: perfect execution of duty. There are many examples of police being punished for an error committed while they are under extreme duress. Most recently a Minnesota policewoman was convicted of voluntary manslaughter & sent to prison because she accidentally drew her pistol instead of her taser & killed a resisting suspect. She is now in prison. You can’t second guess people’s actions in such extremely intense encounters & them expect them to act with determination & clear eyed purpose. Such doubt may have played a role in Texas, but I agree, it could not justify the cowardice displayed there.