I do not usually comment on political posts, and this is not intended to be political. As we all know a tragic event happened in America. I am speaking strictly from a professional training and use of force perspective.
Before coming to train Ukrainians, I spent years training various law enforcement organizations through my company on use of force and high risk encounters. That background includes departmental policy, police training standards, threat assessment, de escalation, and the legal thresholds for justified and unjustified shootings.
Several facts matter here.
The individual involved was a licensed concealed carry holder from the state. He was legally permitted to carry a firearm, including in a public setting such as a protest. There was no violation of law simply by his possession of the weapon.
At no point did this individual draw, point, or openly brandish the firearm. The weapon was physically removed from him by law enforcement officers prior to the shooting. Once that occurred, the immediate deadly threat no longer existed.
When a weapon is secured and officers have physical control of a subject, the legal and training based justification for deadly force disappears. At that stage, the situation transitions to control, restraint, and de escalation. Deadly force is reserved for an active, imminent threat, not a past or hypothetical one.
Any use of deadly force also carries an absolute responsibility to consider public safety. Officers are trained to identify their backstop and ensure that rounds fired do not endanger civilians or fellow officers. In this case, there were multiple officers and civilians directly within the potential line of fire. The risk of catastrophic injury, friendly fire, or unintended civilian casualties was extremely high.
Equally important, this incident does not align with established de escalation principles. Rather than slowing the encounter, increasing distance, and reducing risk, the situation was escalated rapidly to lethal force after control had already been achieved. That is the opposite of what modern policing doctrine teaches.
Based on the available video footage, camera angles, and observable officer behavior, this incident reflects failures in threat assessment, use of force decision making, backstop awareness, and de escalation. From a professional standpoint, it represents a breakdown across multiple training and policy standards.
This is a tragic outcome. It deserves a serious, objective review grounded in established law enforcement practices, not emotion or politics.
This definatley deserves a full independent investigation and review.
@SecVetAffairs I’m a veteran. I’m appalled this is the tweet you chose to send.
You could have just sent condolences to the family and friends of the deceased without the political commentary.
Horrible take. Do better Doug.
@sirDukeDevin But what would like them to do? Tell you they told you this would happen??? Individuals with a capacity beyond 12th grade knew this was going to happen but what power do they have to do anything?
@vovanyambuh@ProninSwim@davesdynamite7@ZelenskyyUa NATO has not perm stationed large forces as promised in Finland or Sweden and only increased presence in EU after crimea was anexes and after invasion- BOTH Clear violations of the founding act in itself.
@vovanyambuh@ProninSwim@davesdynamite7@ZelenskyyUa Putin was NOT ok with this and expressed opp to both and tried to bully them out of joining by threats to increased tension where RU would take “military technical” measures- and they inc military activities even with MATO abiding by its pt of the act.
@vovanyambuh@ProninSwim@davesdynamite7@ZelenskyyUa RUSSIA does not dictate the alliances sovereign nations make PERIOD. my highlight is VERY relevant because they agreed sovereign nations could make these alliances this document states that & how NATO would not threaten RU by limiting force & nukes near border. No limit on exp
@ZelenskyyUa Ukraine DESERVES and is ENTITLED to be secure, safe and join alliances that advance that goal. Putin and his puppets here may have brainwashed many but Russia is no friend and Ukraine deserves support.
@ProninSwim@davesdynamite7@ZelenskyyUa Let’s not forget Russia threatened them too before they joined. All this violating an agreement they made in the 90s
@atrupar LET THIS BE A REMINDER that Russia signed an agreement in the 90s where FREE and sovereign countries could choose to join alliances for their defense amongst other things. RUSSIA STARTED THE WAR and has violated the agreement with threats to other nations who sought joining NATO.
Sooo MAGA, how do y’all feel about Trump appointing the most pro-war cabinet in decades?
It’s ok to admit you got fleeced (again), this is a safe space.
America first, my ass.
@ahududude @Sarahwithanhhh@AndertonMol@DavidShuster Just adding to this, so far Trump has stated Homan will lead border - Homan is a visiting Heritage Fellow and contributor of p2025. NM Trump said p2025 was the plan for the next conservative movement a “colossal mandate to save America.”
@verycoldworld@CommieDLuffy@agraybee What are you talking about. Trump LITERALLY bragged about accomplishing 64% after heritage praised him for it, we are talking around 214 out of 334 policies. Also notice how he referred to it as “Trumps Agenda” (the 8th Ed)