>>29228917
Police training depends on the department but is usually 3+ months in the academy, then six months on the job with a Field Training Officer (FTO), who shows you the ropes and monitors progress. It could be longer if the FTO thinks you aren't ready to be alone yet.
Police use a use of force guidelines to determine what sort of compliance techniques are necessary
>Compliant/Cooperative: The witness/subject is calm, not posing a threat. Verbal commands are given (let me see your ID, turn away from the sound of my voice, that sort of thing).
>Resistant/Passive: Individual is argumentative, perhaps hesitant, but still not posing a significant threat. You can place hands on them in order to apply handcuffs, move where you need them, and verbal commands are a bit more demanding
>Resistant/Active Resistance: Individual is unarmed, or no weapon is seen, and physically resisting, such as pushing back, yelling. Police officers at this point can now use compliance techniques like wristlock manipulation, armbar takedowns, and other methods.
>Assault/Bodily Harm: Individual is actively fighting, attempting to kick, punch, run, or whatever attempt to assault and harm either police or others on scene. Police can use tools like baton strikes to meaty portions of the body, TAZER to incapacitate, OC spray, in order to detain.
>Serious bodily harm/death: Individual has a weapon that can be reasonably determined to cause debilitating or fatal injuries. Police are justified to use lethal force.
It's important to note the chart is fluid and can go in any direction at any point. A subject might be actively resistant, then immediately calm down to be compliant. Or be compliant, and all of a sudden they pull out a knife and lethal force is necessary.
What happened with this lady is lack of training and understanding where her gear is. She probably has more experience practicing shooting her pistol than she does using TASER. As a result
she yelled taser and pulled pistol.
