It starts with the TSA folks and even the airline crews (AA/UA) ... +
I never could buy into the ... +
Like I said - a hyperfocus on procedure/drills and trained expectations of situational responses, which is reflected in the verbal commands.
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To the extent that I've noticed utter flusteredness/cluelessness when encountering something that they haven't been trained for.
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With a military background and bearing and generally being used... +
I take very unkindly to bullying. Which is ... +
And I suspect, that's at the core of their training methods and so on. I guess it is possible to infer that the police training in the US has institutionalized/systematzed this.
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Disproportionate use of force (often lethal) seems to be the only option available. Nothing else.+
I've junked that line of thought, but ... +
Since this is deeply institutionalized - not just in the police but elsewhere as well, I don't quite see how they're going to imagine/generate more options as a way out of this.