Training is also unique, and not in a good way. while there is no national standard for police training in this country, american officers receive, on average, six months. their german counterparts are required to train up to five times as long. worse, a 2015 survey of american police departments conducted by the police executive research forum showed that officers received on average 58 hours of firearm training and spent only eight hours on deescalation techniques. while black folks are disproportionately likely to be killed by police, this issue is not solely a black issue, that's why ameri...