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Michigan Reform Bill Requires All Police Officers To Hold A Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt

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Police reform has been a hot topic across the country for well over a year, with many states and cities enacting a wide variety of changes to how law enforcement officers are trained and funded. Now, according to Fox 47 in Lansing, MI, one proposed Michigan police reform bill would require officers to hold the rank of blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

The bill was introduced by Representative Ryan Berman. The goal is to give officers the confidence to safely apprehend an individual with the help of Brazilian jiu-jitsu while limiting or greatly reducing instances of officers using unnecessary force.

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Why Don’t Police Just Shoot The Arms or Legs Or Fire a Warning Shot to Dissuade an Armed Suspect?

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When you pull out a gun to stop someone else with a gun, the goal is to achieve a result as quickly as possible. Everyone agrees on that. But where the confusion comes from is what results look like. Shooting someone in the arm or leg is really, really hard. Hell – shooting someone in the chest is hard, especially when both parties are moving and shooting at each other. But besides hard, the leg doesnt give us what we want.

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Do Police Officers Struggle With Becoming Bitter Toward the Public?

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Yes. This is particularly a problem when the officer is dealing with a group who he perceives is always making work for him.

The city where I worked was a tourist destination with lots of money and liquor in the mix. It drew a disproportionate share of people who are now called “homeless” (we usually referred to them as “vagrants” or “drunks”) who would panhandle, buy, or otherwise acquire alcohol, and get drunk in parks and other public places. They had very low standards of hygiene, occasionally fought (not very effectively) with officers, and committed many petty offenses that took a great deal of time and resources to deal with.

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Man Gets Pulled Over For Doing 65 in a 70

Anthony Perry was stopped by a deputy with the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department in North Carolina after the officer spotted him going 65mph in a 70mph zone. The encounter left Perry so disturbed he later shared video of the traffic stop on Facebook, which shows the officer giving him a written warning. Perry wrote:

‘I lieu of Black History Month I felt compelled to share my experience…with an officer of the Sampson County police department.’

‘While it is ever so important to celebrate and uplift our heritage and progress in America with regard to racial disparities, we must always continue to challenge racial injustice, inequalities and discrimination to show true honor to those who gave tirelessly to the cause.’

The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office has since responded to the incident, writing:

‘In regards to the law regarding stopping someone under the speed limit, please keep in mind an officer only needs reasonable suspicion to stop a vehicle.