British teenager throws gun to the ground (circled), halting what could have turned into tragic circumstances.
The escalation of deadly force by American police is unprecedented when compared to the rest of the first world.
So far this month, American police have killed 66 people.
By contrast, China, whose population is 4 and 1/2 times the size of the United States, recorded 12 killings by law enforcement officers in all of 2014.
More people were killed by American police in just the last thirty days than were killed in 2015 in Germany, England, China, Canada, France, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and Iceland — combined.
Anyone see a problem with this?
According to recent reports, the police kill rate is nearly 30 times higher than that of the average citizen. Why?
Comment: One reason is that they are being trained by one of the most brutal and repressive forces in the world - the Israeli military.
In an interview with former LAPD cop, Alex Salazar, he explains to The Free Thought Project how police training teaches cops to quickly resort to deadly violence.
A police department in Phoenix, AZ even went so far as to propagandize the citizens by showing them part of this training, which is designed to show them the worst possible situations, leading to their virtual death every time.
"It has nothing to do with training. Every recruit, I don't care if they're an ex-badass Navy Seal... everyone dies," said Salazar.
Police are trained over and over again that they should be in constant fear of deadly assaults from all angles. They are essentially being trained to act as an occupying army, operating in America where the citizens are the enemy.
Instead of deadly force being a last resort, it's looked at as heroism in the line of duty.
The American people are constantly told how dangerous it is to be a cop. We are steadily reminded via politicians, television, and the mainstream media in general of just how brave those "boys in blue" are to work in such "dangerous" conditions. The thin blue line, we're told, is akin to storming the beaches at Normandy.
But do these claims of mass danger and death hold water? Is it really necessary to smash an elderly woman's face into the ground, so you can "make it home to your wife and kids"?
The truthful answer to that question is, no. The job of police officer isn't even within the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the country according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
The reality is police officers in America resort to deadly violence so often simply because they can. They are trained to escalate to violence while the American people are trained to accept it. But it doesn't have to be that way.
Footage from British police officers responding to an incident show how reluctant their police are to resort to deadly force. The stark contrast in violent escalation between UK cops and US cops highlights the dangerous overzealous nature of American police.
The CCTV footage shows two friends walking down a road in Birmingham, only to see an unmarked West Midlands Police car pull in front of them and the officers emerge.
In a quick reaction, the person pulled out a gun. Instead of shooting the person, however, the cop showed restraint and saved a life.
Constable Rob Pedley said, "They identified themselves as armed officers and at this I think he panicked really but he produced from inside his coat what turned out to be a toy gun.
"The officers saw the gun come out and the officer describes how he withdrew his gun and began to squeeze the trigger, saw the hammer coming back and knew that if he squeezed just another 2-3mm he would be shooting this person in the chest.
"This person later turned out to be a16-year-old lad with a toy gun."
How many mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters would still have their families if American police acted more like British police?
As a reminder — here is how police in the US deal with children carrying toy guns.
For the naysayers who think that this case is an isolated act of heroism, think again. The lack of deadly force is so common by police in European countries that it's not only been documented multiple times, but it's been caught on film multiple times.
It is high time this country looks closely at the way it trains its police force.
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state.
Response is to create a 211 squad of non-armed, completely free from training for violent resolutions, squad to be used in situations where a mental child or autistic or disabled person is in a dim mental state.
No one has the right to use physical, emotional, or psychological violence on another person to get what they want.
Add to that the RF tag we use for our beloved pets and you have eliminated the violent confrontations.