California Police Union Pens Letter to Speaker Ryan Over Use of Force

By Beth Baumann

On Monday, Speaker Paul Ryan met with a handful of Police Chiefs from across the nation to discuss growing tensions between officers and their communities. During the discussion, Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), brought up new police training tactics that the organization is trying to implement nationwide.

According to the Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs (ALADS), PERFs suggested tactics are criticized by a number of police organizations, including the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police.

ALADS submitted a letter to Paul Ryan, outlining their concern over the proposed training tactics.

I am writing because I have learned you recently met with members of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) regarding their “guidelines” on police use of force. Those guidelines have been roundly criticized by the International Association of Police Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police as dangerous and naive proposals which will endanger the life and safety of law enforcement.

…The PERF guidelines were not the product of robust debate or discussion but instead agenda driven. Those who attempted to question the guidelines before adoption were simply ignored by PERF executives, who …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms