LAPD OIS, one of the officers is carrying a 3rd gen S&W. Around 8:30 in the video, does the officer thumb cock his pistol?
You can also hear what sounds like him chomping on gum. Almost like he had too much time on his hands combined with too much adrenaline.
I would suspect LAPD’s DA/SA course teaches not to do this.
Overall I think he did a good job considering what just happened, but the thumb cocking would need to be addressed.
Baltimore Police Sgt kicked by bystanders while attempting to arrest suspect who assaulted him. The bystanders also try to pull the suspect free of the Sgt.’s Control.
I wish I could say I was shocked.
There's nothing civil about this war.
Tennessee Highway Patrol shootout in Chattanooga:
https://www.wsmv.com/news/shoot-out-...2fae3ae4d.html
When I went through the Academy "MMA style" was the hot newness for defensive tactics. "All fights go to the ground" was the anthem, and thus the vast majority of the training was about taking the suspect to the ground, sort of self-fulfilling prophecy training. This shows the dangers of going to the ground for LE. Appalling, yes, but let's be honest here. There was no serious attempt to injure the sergeant. They kicked him in the ass a couple of times, more "humiliation for him/showing off for us" posturing then a truly violent assault.
I'm not a huge fan of pepper spray, but when I've been on the ground with a suspect and approached by potentially hostile bystanders, spray seemed the best tactic.
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