There has been a great deal of discussion recently regarding the fact that many law enforcement professionals hesitate to use force when justified to do so. This hesitation runs the full gambit of use of force. So why dare officers reluctant to use force, especially deadly force when they are clearly justified to do so? I do not believe there is one right right answer here or one single reason. My concern is that many officers are trained to hesitate and are actually programmed to be afraid to use reasonable and necessary levels of force. Now, most trainers will argue with me and swear … [Read more...]