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| Authored by: jjs on Thursday, July 05 2012 @ 11:15 PM EDT |
Having read the booklet, it was aimed at non-law enforcement
(telling law enforcement agents to call law enforcement
doesn't make sense). Agents were probably included so they
would know what those they responded to were requested to
do. It's also possible that some bureaucrat mandated
EVERYONE take the training, even if it didn't apply.
Some quotes from the training that indicate it was NOT aimed
at law enforcement:
"How to respond when law enforcement arrives"
"Because active shooter situations are often over within 10
to 15 minutes, before law enforcement arrives on the scene"
"Information to provide to law enforcement or 911"
"An active shooter in your workplace"
In addition, the training is done by the DHS Office of
Infrastructure Protection to "government and private sector
partners" - that's well more than law enforcement.
http://www.dhs.gov/files/training/training-critical-
infrastructure-partners.shtm
to quote from the training course description
(http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/IS907.asp):
"This course is not written for law enforcement officers,
but for non-law enforcement employees. The material may
provide law enforcement officers information on recommended
actions for non-law enforcement employees to take should
they be confronted with an active shooter situation."
Why did the union (AFGE) chapter in Arizona decide to play
this up? I don't know. But it strikes me as an over-
reaction, possibly for political purposes.
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(Note IANAL, I don't play one on TV, etc, consult a practicing attorney, etc,
etc)
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