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Stricter training standards for police officers

A new push is underway to get police officers more training to cut down on accidental shootings. The move comes after State Police determined the officer whose gun discharged killing a man in Alexander did not have her state certification yet.

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LSSLSM - 9/15/2012 6:50 PM
2 Votes
How about some good ol'e PT as well? Most of the cops I see these days are so overly obese - such a joke and embarrassment.

ArkansasYankee - 9/15/2012 12:36 PM
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I find it inane that an officer would be hired before completing the 12 week training program. Complete the training before they get the badge and gun! Look's like a lawsuit to me. Regardless of whether she "accidently?" killed him, or accidently killed him; she, the department, and the city should pay. This is the 2nd person killed while in police custody recently. We know the first was a wanted fugitive, a drug addict, and had a gun on him; we have few details on the man killed in Alexander; give us more Fox!

duke5555 - 9/15/2012 11:55 AM
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this is just another example of saline county police a new officer turned loose on patrol yes the manthrew his un in th woods before she stopped but holding a gun on a ersn wile you frisk him isway beyod stupid if your cant handle him alone or afraid hold him on ground at gun point till help arrives this was murder plain an simple yes people do foolish things but saline county police and benton police mostly have gotten so cocky they can do anything they want an get away with it because proscutrs wont do anything about it like andy gill in saline they covered his butt in wrong doings so much now theyll cover the police one day saline people will get enough an nail them to the wall

pat72209 - 9/15/2012 8:12 AM
1 Vote
I DO believe it was an accident. I believe this woman is suffering over the incident. God Bless his family AND the police officer. My question is "Were the police called to check him out?"

Butch54 - 9/15/2012 7:23 AM
3 Votes
I got to float along with something is fishy here. Alexander, no certification, and the only other witness was a ride along. Something is stinking down in the trash pile.

Dude III - 9/15/2012 4:12 AM
1 Vote
for that gun to have fired the trigger had to be pulled, if the details ever come out i am willing to bet this turns out to be an intentional mistake instead of an accident.
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