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PepticBurrito t1_iww3ftd wrote

Reply to comment by keenly_disinterested in Dashcam footage prompts FBI evaluation - Video shows officers striking suspect on the ground by daddynexxus

> Incidents like this make a strong case for pre-service psychological testing to determine if a person has the right mentality to serve as a cop.

Departments actually already do that. They’re just purposely selecting for people with very low emotional awareness and low intelligence.

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keenly_disinterested t1_iww5tek wrote

I think SOME departments screen. A smaller agency like the Hardin County Sheriff's Department may not. If it does, it clearly did not screen to determine how someone might react in situations like this.

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