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Title: Cop Who Shot Philando Castile Had Special Training that Taught Him the Public is the Enemy
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URL Source: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/co ... -training/#Iqsj1i8l3b7FzSPR.99
Published: Jul 14, 2016
Author: William Norman Grigg
Post Date: 2016-07-15 09:17:42 by Deckard
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Jeronimo Yanez, the St. Anthony, Minnesota Police Officer who fatally shot Philando Castile, underwent “Bulletproof Warrior” officer survival indoctrination that imparts what one police trainer calls a “paranoid” and“militaristic” mindset. In May of 2014, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Yanez underwent a 20-hour seminar on “Street Survival” taught by Illinois-based Calibre Press, which teaches courses on the subject to police officers nationwide. The company’s “Street Survival Seminar” overview displays a monomaniacal focus on that most important of all policy considerations, “officer safety.” It treats every police encounter as a combat situation in which only one life truly matters – that of the government’s armed emissary, not that of the citizen who is supposedly being protected and served by him. Although Calibre co-owner Jim Glennon has written that viewing “police as the enemy is not a healthy or helpful position for a society to take,” the courses presented by his company relentlessly teach officers that the public is their enemy. As one instructor summarized the course for the benefit of his students, “We’ve got to survive this job!” “The goal and purpose of the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar is twofold: Keep officers alive and give them the tools to enjoy a successful career in law enforcement,” explains the company’s promotional literature. “In order to accomplish this mission we need to tackle the realities and complexities of policing today for officers on the street … while placing the responsibility for winning right where it belongs – with the individual officer.” A brief video excerpt from a “Street Survival” course shows a presenter lecturing officers about the need to visualize shooting someone as part of the “Psychological Game” necessary to “win” encounters with what trainees are told is an implacably hostile public. “That’s winning, ladies and gentlemen,” he declares. “Traffic stops kill police officers, injure police officers – that’s a fact,” insists another lecturer. “But – and I’ll say this – it’s our bread and butter for enforcement.” Local police had certainly feasted on Philando Castile, who had been stopped 52 times over the course of 14 years, and paid thousands of dollars in citations. Although he had no criminal record beyond traffic misdemeanors, Castile was known to the St. Anthony Police Department, which patrolled the town where the fatal traffic stop occurred. Officer Yanez reportedly believed that Castile broadly resembled a suspect in a recent armed robbery. This may explain why he made what appears to be a “pretext stop.” It neither explains nor justifies why he opened fire on a citizen who was compliant, and who possessed a valid carry permit. The officer’s attorney insists that the mere presence of a gun was sufficient to trigger the officer’s lethal reaction – which makes sense, given that Yanez had been marinated in Calibre’s “officer safety” alarmism. “The force used has to be `reasonable and necessary,’” “Street Survival” attendees are told. “And who judges if it is `reasonable and necessary’? It is to the officer’s standards.” “Does the public understand, and are they trained in the dynamics of use of force as you and I are? No!” continues the harangue. This is why police must act as evangelists to the ignorant public, catechizing them about the sacred imperative of officer safety, and the duty of citizens to submit with docility in every encounter with the state’s agents of coercion. “Teach them,” the lecturer exhorted. “Establish, articulate, and indoctrinate.” Calibre’s“Bulletproof” lectures are jointly taught by Glennon and David Grossman, a retired Army Lt. Colonel and former Army Ranger who originated the now-common conceit that police and military personnel are “sheepdogs” blessed with the “gift of aggression” and who have a divine duty to deal out violence against “wolves.” In this depiction, the public are “sheep” – to be protected and, of course, sheared as their overseers see fit. Interestingly in addition to the familiar instruction regarding officer safety and the “sheepdog mentality,” those who attend “Bulletproof” training events are also taught about “Threats to Democracy” – an examination of “the current relationship between law enforcement and the community they are sworn to protect while also identifying the most current threats to both.” The “Street Survival” seminar Yanez attended was not the only training of this sort he received. He took a similar 20-hour “Officer Survival” course from a different company two years earlier. Just a few weeks before the fatal encounter with Castile, Yanez participated in a two-hour training course entitled “de-escalation.” This was his “only instruction in his four years with the department that appears to focus on that approach,” summarizes the Star-Tribune, which obtained his training records. William Czech, who attended a two-day Bulletproof Warrior class at a Bloomington, Minnesota Ramada Inn, described himself as “horrified” by the course. Czech is a private citizen, not a police officer, and he attended the class following encounters between police and a relative who suffers from mental illness. The second day of the class was devoted to videos of shootouts between police and citizens, with narration by Calibre co-owner Glennon. “Every time a video came up where the officer hesitated, he would stop and he would say, `This is a point where there should have been a reaction, he should have engaged,” Czech recalls. While he admits that his course teaches officers that “hesitation will get you killed,” Glennon insists that Czech’s perception was “totally inaccurate.” “That’s why we don’t let the press in” to the training seminars, Glennon added. Michael Becar, executive director of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement, agrees with Czech’s supposedly untutored assessment of Calibre’s “officer survival” training. “Everything they were doing made the police officers very paranoid,” he points out. “At some point, they wouldn’t even stop a car without three backups.” Peter Kraska, chairman of the School of Justice Studies at Eastern Kentucky University, has described Calibre’s training seminars as “irresponsible” and “dangerous.” The actions of the program’s most notable graduate, Officer Jeronimo Yanez, demonstrate the lethal consequences of weaponizing the “officer safety” mindset.
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#12. To: misterwhite (#11)
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Had trouble clicking on the provided link, or just too stupid? Here - maybe this will enlighten you. Many rank and file Republicans assume that only liberals claim the Iraq war was for oil. In reality, the top Republican leaders say the same thing. For example, U.S. Secretary of Defense – and former 12-year Republican Senator – Chuck Hagel said of the Iraq war in 2007: People say we’re not fighting for oil. Of course we are. They talk about America’s national interest. What the hell do you think they’re talking about? We’re not there for figs. 4 Star General John Abizaid – the former commander of CENTCOM with responsibility for Iraq – said: Of course it’s about oil, it’s very much about oil, and we can’t really deny that. Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan – a long-time Republican – said in 2007: I am saddened that it is politically inconvenient to acknowledge what everyone knows: the Iraq war is largely about oil President George W. Bush said in 2005 that keeping Iraqi oil away from the bad guys was a key motive for the Iraq war: ‘If Zarqawi and [Osama] bin Laden gain control of Iraq, they would create a new training ground for future terrorist attacks,” Bush said. ”They’d seize oil fields to fund their ambitions.” My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will — that will then prevent us — that will prevent us from having ever to send our young men and women into conflict again in the Middle East. Sarah Palin said in 2008: Better to start that drilling [for oil within the U.S.] today than wait and continue relying on foreign sources of energy. We are a nation at war and in many [ways] the reasons for war are fights over energy sources, which is nonsensical when you consider that domestically we have the supplies ready to go. Former Bush speechwriter David Frum – author of the infamous “Axis of Evil” claim in Bush’s 2002 State of the Union address – writes in Newsweek this week: In 2002, Chalabi [the Iraqi politician and oil minister who the Bush Administration favored to lead Iraq after the war] joined the annual summer retreat of the American Enterprise Institute near Vail, Colorado. He and Cheney spent long hours together, contemplating the possibilities of a Western-oriented Iraq: an additional source of oil, an alternative to U.S. dependency on an unstable-looking Saudi Arabia. Key war architect – and Under Secretary of State – John Bolton said: The critical oil and natural gas producing region that we fought so many wars to try and protectour economy from the adverse impact of losing that supply or having it available only at very high prices. **** There are plenty more examples at the link, but I think you get the picture. Ahhhh. You meant the war in Iraq was to ensure that the United States could continue to purchase Iraqi oil. Here I thought you meant we went to war with Iraq to take their oil.
That surely is not the case concerning Philando Castile where the officer approached the vehicle first demanding Castile produce id and upon Castile reaching for his id, the officer shoots Castile. There was no caution on the officer's part there. None.
It's more about israel. The oil is just icing on the cake.
lol You're so mentally ill, you don't even know when posters are using you for the joke of the day. I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Do you consult BorisY for your direction of posting before typing stupid stuff?
Who said that's what happened? Oh, yeah. The girlfriend. She's also the one who said the cop stopped then for a broken taillight. That's a lie. There's police scanner audio where the cop says he's stopping them because the driver matches the BOLO alert for an armed robber.
You are so ignorant, you couldn't tell my post wasn't "stupid" lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
Allow me another opportunity to ask a question since you are so fuckin' ignorant as to not answer the first question. Why are you so FUCKIN' arrogant?
You are like Ray Charles asking why my clothing doesn't match.... not qualified to open your Stinky Peter Puff polisher. lol I'm the infidel... Allah warned you about. كافر المسلح
So you lied in your nonsensical attempt to quote me. You are a FUCKIN' ignorant poster; that is for sure and well-established.
Oh is that so? Why wasn't that officer's body camera turned on then?
St. Anthony police don't have body cameras. Here's one for you. Why didn't the girlfriend start recording as soon as they were pulled over? What's to be gained by recording after the shooting?
Let me be the very first poster to tell you about your question: you are one stupid, fuckin' cretin. You don't think at all. You think a government playbook shows fallacy and escapes by the citizenry. You are so far off base, there is nothing more to comment upon.
Everything but an answer. Come back when you have one, you useless, lightweight asshole.
Your question was STUPID to begin with. It desreves no answer to include your assinine, follow-up post.
She didn't know there was a BOLO on her boyfriend. Therefore, she had no idea why they were being pulled over. Probably "driving while black". So I say she started recording as soon as the cop lights started flashing behind them, hoping to catch the cop harassing them. When things went to shit, the beginning of the video was edited out. What remained was a one-sided voiceover "story" of what happened, putting her in a "poor me and my child" light. She immediately opened a GoFundMe page with a goal of $75,000 to cover the distress of the encounter. Not gonna raise any money if people know you're riding around with an armed felon with your little girl in the back seat.
Again, you are STUPID; it is evident by the questions you are attempting to pursue as "why did she choose to record the event after the cop shot a bullet hole in the man that reached for his identification." I can not believe you are so FUCKIN' STUPID. [edit: you are just plain and simple STUPID]
He was reaching for the gun on his lap after being told not to by the cop. SHE said he was reaching for his ID because that fits with the innocent- black-man-executed-by-cop bullshit story designed to get sympathetic people to throw money her way.
You don't know that action other than a defensive statement by the cop. What is wrong with that statement? They were pulled over for a broken tail light. Keep in mind, that with advanced telecommunications that many of us poor tax payers pay for, the police already had no issue with the suspects in question when approaching the vehicle. You are whacked out, as usual.
You don't know the truth and misterwhite doesn't either. You both repeat the story you want to be true.
Yeah, just like you with sneakypete. He is no homosexual as you have espoused. If you are a serious ewebmaster, get your shit together and permit fine folks to post here on LF. You have a HUGE drop in ratings on LF.
No they weren't. Did you listen to the audio from the police scanner? The cop said he was pulling them over because the driver matched the BOLO of an armed robber. Under those circumstances, the cop is not going to wander up and treat this as a simple traffic stop. Especially when he gets to the driver's side window and sees a gun in the driver's lap.
If the cop's wild claim about "matching the description ..." is any valid testimony to your wee, wittle pea brain thaen you must be as STUPID as I originally thought. In today's America, we face a twenty trillion dollar federal debt. Do you ever ask why? Probably not but I shall answer the question: because America IS a police state. Along with the goals of the police state, the cops have the capability to evaluate license plates BEFORE pulling cars over from the road. The car did not match any such description that you emotionally side with.
F**K the car and f**k the license plate. I said the driver matched the BOLO of the individual who committed a recent armed robbery four blocks away.
Yeah ... they all "look alike." I understand your STUPID view of the world around yourself. You are insane.
Only to racists like you.
Only to racists like you. Nonsense. Your projection is rooted in deliberate dishonesty, not delusion.
I was referring to you in my post when I replied to your asinine opinion that bucky is racist - but you already knew that. Kind of a childish response on your part though, don't you agree? I'd even go so far as to call your whining little retort "yukonesque". Yep. You're a liar given to deliberate projection. Try to keep up.
Well, I have to admit - you've got the classic 8-year-old child "I know you are but what am I" schtick down pat Poindexter. Come to think of it - I haven't seen any posts from you that would indicate you ever graduated from the sixth grade. Ever think about getting an education? How did you celebrate today's murders?
Yeah - I saw your demented post on the other thread. After no one took your troll bait over there, you probably figured you could drum up some response here from me. You do realize that NO ONE on this site celebrated this recent cop shooting or the one in Dallas, right? Not that facts have ever been something you rely on. Feel free to post more of your lies which originate only in the dark recesses of your delusional mind. I will say one thing about shooting cops - when they go door-to-door confiscating guns, I will cheer when they are shot and killed then. Right hand or left?
How about you Roscoe? When they kick at your front door Nope, you'll just piss yourself and grovel.
Gee Sparky, you sure are more of a coward than usual this afternoon - is that a result of a lifetime on your knees genuflecting before the State? I already know what I will do in that situation, your incoherent rantings to the contrary. From your non-answer it would appear that you will do what you always do - fellate the cops just like you do here. Hope this doesn't trigger you too much, special snowflake.
Maybe to Philando Castile's girlfriend. The source of your "facts" identified the cop as Asian. Turns out he's Hispanic. Asian, Hispanic ... they all look alike.
Forget What Liberals Say … Listen to What Republican Leaders Themselves Say
John McCain said in 2008: “Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#13. To: Deckard (#12)
#14. To: misterwhite (#3)
ANY cop, whether or not they attended a “Street Survival Seminar” is going to approach that vehicle with caution.
#15. To: Deckard (#12)
#16. To: Deckard (#4)
Idiots like the guy who posted the video are likely shills who post this shit to discredit the documented REAL false-flag ops.
#17. To: GrandIsland, BorisY (#16)
#18. To: goldilucky (#14)
"That surely is not the case concerning Philando Castile where the officer approached the vehicle first demanding Castile produce id and upon Castile reaching for his id, the officer shoots Castile. There was no caution on the officer's part there. None."
#19. To: buckeroo (#17)
before typing stupid stuff?
#20. To: GrandIsland (#19)
#21. To: buckeroo (#20)
Allow me another opportunity... to be retarded
#22. To: GrandIsland (#21)
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#23. To: misterwhite (#18)
She's also the one who said the cop stopped then for a broken taillight. That's a lie.
#24. To: goldilucky (#23)
"Why wasn't that officer's body camera turned on then?"
#25. To: misterwhite (#24)
Here's one for you. Why didn't the girlfriend start recording as soon as they were pulled over? What's to be gained by recording after the shooting?
#26. To: buckeroo (#25)
"Let me be the very first poster to tell you about your question:"
#27. To: misterwhite (#26)
#28. To: buckeroo (#27)
"Your question was STUPID to begin with."
#29. To: misterwhite (#28)
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#30. To: buckeroo (#29)
"why did she choose to record the event after the cop shot a bullet hole in the man that reached for his identification."
#31. To: misterwhite (#30)
He was reaching for the gun on his lap after being told not to by the cop.
SHE said he was reaching for his ID because that fits with the innocent- black-man-executed-by-cop bullshit story designed to get sympathetic people to throw money her way.
#32. To: buckeroo, misterwhiite (#31)
#33. To: A K A Stone (#32)
#34. To: buckeroo (#31)
"They were pulled over for a broken tail light."
#35. To: misterwhite (#34)
#36. To: buckeroo (#35)
"The car did not match any such description that you emotionally side with."
#37. To: misterwhite (#36)
I said the driver matched the BOLO of the individual who committed a recent armed robbery four blocks away.
#38. To: buckeroo (#37)
they all "look alike."
#39. To: Roscoe, buckeroo (#38)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#40. To: Deckard (#39)
#41. To: Roscoe, buckeroo (#40)
Your projection
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#42. To: Deckard (#41)
I was referring to you
#43. To: Roscoe (#42)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#44. To: Deckard (#43)
#45. To: Roscoe (#44)
How did you celebrate today's murders?
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#46. To: Deckard (#45)
(Edited)
I will cheer when they are shot and killed then.
#47. To: Roscoe (#46)
I will say one thing about shooting cops - when they go door-to-door confiscating guns, I will cheer when they are shot and killed then.
How you gonna come?
With your hands on your head
Or on the trigger of your gun “Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#48. To: Deckard (#47)
#49. To: Roscoe (#48)
“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
#50. To: Deckard (#49)
(Edited)
#51. To: buckeroo (#37)
"Yeah ... they all "look alike."
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