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You know which police department was nationally regarded as the most well trained PD in the country re: deescalation prior to 2020? Minneapolis.
Lack of training isn't the issue.
So barely any training at all.
I have more hours in several separate games (each) than these officers were required to take in training to become gun wielding thugs of the state.
You could be a video game wielding thug of the state, I guess?