Perhaps is this officer had more training in unconscious bias, or was partnered with a social worker, or the federal government banned no knock warrants, or if 2 or 3 more gun laws were passed, or all of the above this incident could have been avoided. Then again…
Joe Biden who said there is ‘absolutely’ systemic racism in law enforcement, has urged Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in honor of a convicted felon, believes police should be trained to shoot armed criminals ‘in the leg”.
Joe Biden on Police Use of Guns: ‘Shoot ‘Em In the Leg’
“Instead of standing there and teaching a cop when there’s an unarmed person coming at ’em with a knife or something to shoot ’em in the leg instead of the heart is a very different thing,” Joe Biden said.
“So, instead of anybody coming at you and the first thing you do is shoot to kill, you shoot them in the leg,” Joe Biden.
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