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From the blog of Joshua Washington at The Times of Israel

Critics, including law enforcement, say a Georgia department's policy could do more harm than good.

“Sir, drop the sword, drop the sword,” one officer yelled. “Drop it, drop it,” another hollered. Does the officer shoot or not? If an officer must shoot, is there a way to lessen the chance of death? These questions hung over the training that played out days ago at LaGrange Police Department’s gun range. But some version of these scenarios unfolds for real across America daily as police engage with individuals who are sometimes armed and erratic, posing a threat to off...

In Georgia agency, police train to shoot, not kill BRAD SCHRADE, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution May 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5LaGrange Police Chief Lou Dekmar discusses a new tool in the use of force spectrum using a technique to shoot, not kill targeting areas of the body other than the chest leading to a greater chance the person will survive at the LaGrange Police shooting range on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in LaGrange, Ga. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via...