Dave Grossman and his violence-glorifying training re-emerge in the news after many police killings. But Grossman is just the tip of the for-profit training iceberg. It's a world hidden in plain sight and it's way bigger than you think. 🧵:

https://twitter.com/travisakers/status/1385292068029927426?s=20

Over nearly 30 years, Grossman expanded his training from soldiers to cops to the general public. For example, Sheepdog Seminars go to churches across the country to preach a gospel of fear and violence. A flyer reads: "Let's Stop the Wolf." files.constantcontact.com/9ee25497601/f9…

My paper on police culture, danger, and normalized deviance is finally out. TLDR: Police culture’s emphasis on danger encourages officer behavior that actively harms police and the public. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Summary 🧵: I argue police are socialized into a cultural frame—the danger imperative—that encourages a persistent preoccupation with violence and officer safety. This frame engenders safety-enhancing behaviors that, in fact, harm the public AND police.