our mission
The intention of DISARMTHEPOLICE.COM is to encourage our Police Departments to become more functional and less threatening to the public by removing deadly force from front-line officers. Doing so increases public and officer safety while increasing public cooperation.
All too frequently we hear about police shootings against the public that result in death when, in fact, lethal force should ALWAYS be the last resort. The problems we're seeing in the US are:
The first step in improving the relationship between the public and police officers is to remove deadly force from the officer's belt. Doing so encourages public involvement and curtails officer aggressiveness which can easily escalate situations resulting in unnecessary arrests and bodily harm. The removal of deadly force will mandate procedural changes related to initial engagements.
All too frequently we hear about police shootings against the public that result in death when, in fact, lethal force should ALWAYS be the last resort. The problems we're seeing in the US are:
- lethal force is being used prematurely
- proliferation of a lack of trust toward law enforcement officers by the public
- "us vs. them" mentality among law enforcement officers.
The first step in improving the relationship between the public and police officers is to remove deadly force from the officer's belt. Doing so encourages public involvement and curtails officer aggressiveness which can easily escalate situations resulting in unnecessary arrests and bodily harm. The removal of deadly force will mandate procedural changes related to initial engagements.