A lot of what one sees on this seems to come from/is directed to the LEO community. The principle of escalating reasonable force is sound, of course, but because of it's LEO emphasis/perspective it seems like the details/specifics don't work so well for the typical LTCH holder who may not have specialized physical training, be authorized to lay his hands on people, be carrying various tools spanning the continuum, etc.
Has anyone thought about this and developed a "simplified" continuum for the typical person?
I'm thinking something like:
1. Physical presence/verbal (confidence/bearing/body movement/posture/attitude/de-escalation/avoidance/commands/etc.).
2. Less than lethal (sprays, charged electrical devices, soft hand techniques, etc).
3. Hard hands/impact weapons.
4. Lethal force.
The thing that seems out of whack to me about some of the continuums one sees is the use of soft hand techniques before the use of chemical sprays. For the average person, that makes no sense to me. I'd prefer to go level 1. Then a spray or something to maintain distance. Going hands on, either hard or soft (unless forced to), is a really bad idea if you're carrying, imo.
What do y'all think?
Has anyone thought about this and developed a "simplified" continuum for the typical person?
I'm thinking something like:
1. Physical presence/verbal (confidence/bearing/body movement/posture/attitude/de-escalation/avoidance/commands/etc.).
2. Less than lethal (sprays, charged electrical devices, soft hand techniques, etc).
3. Hard hands/impact weapons.
4. Lethal force.
The thing that seems out of whack to me about some of the continuums one sees is the use of soft hand techniques before the use of chemical sprays. For the average person, that makes no sense to me. I'd prefer to go level 1. Then a spray or something to maintain distance. Going hands on, either hard or soft (unless forced to), is a really bad idea if you're carrying, imo.
What do y'all think?