Research on the subject says this is more dangerous for the cops then the calmer approaches.
The irony is cops do this to protect themselves, and statistically speaking it has the exact opposite effect.
The irony is cops do this to protect themselves, and statistically speaking it has the exact opposite effect.
(1) The law enforcement decision makers are unaware of the research (which is unlikely), or
(2) The stated motivation is not the actual motivation.
... which turns out to be the same calculation they used all along.