Detroit cop faces 2nd trial in 7-year-old's death

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19. Surely this cop did not intend to kill an innocent child.

But the attitude and the strategies that the police use need to be changed, so things like this are less likely happen.

It seems to me that the police are trained to protect themselves at all costs, and protecting or even respecting others is just not a priority.

Remember when the victims of Columbine died because the cops were too scared to enter the building? The shooters were long since dead, but the cops didn't know that and remained outside the building. One teacher bled to death, and one student flung himself out the window to get attention for his wounds.

If the procedures that are taught put a little more stress on the safety of civilians and perps, if these people learn more about the need to respect humanity - even that of the 'bad guy', if they are given training on civil rights and shown that racism won't be tolerated, it would go a long way toward getting police departments back on track.