The book he wrote “explores the psychological reaction to extreme violence”. It asserts that people need, in a sense, to be trained to have a healthy emotional reaction to killing” (Washington Post). Dave Grossman has created programs to teach his theology to fellow officers who fear for their safety. His theology is mainly based on protecting oneself and being ready to fire whenever it starts to go a little south. As the warrior mentality has grown popular among police departments, there has been a pattern showing an increase in police brutality, especially among the African American community. The Philando Castile case is a prolific case as it is just one of many unfortunate deaths. Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who “fatally shot Castile, had attended one of Grossman’s classes, the “Bulletproof Warrior.” He was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter in 2017” (The Washington Post). Jeronimo Yanez felt that he had no choice as he feared for his life and ultimately decided to open fire. Furthermore, not only has the warrior mentality played a huge role in police brutality, but it has also effectively changed how the police are
The book he wrote “explores the psychological reaction to extreme violence”. It asserts that people need, in a sense, to be trained to have a healthy emotional reaction to killing” (Washington Post). Dave Grossman has created programs to teach his theology to fellow officers who fear for their safety. His theology is mainly based on protecting oneself and being ready to fire whenever it starts to go a little south. As the warrior mentality has grown popular among police departments, there has been a pattern showing an increase in police brutality, especially among the African American community. The Philando Castile case is a prolific case as it is just one of many unfortunate deaths. Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who “fatally shot Castile, had attended one of Grossman’s classes, the “Bulletproof Warrior.” He was acquitted of second-degree manslaughter in 2017” (The Washington Post). Jeronimo Yanez felt that he had no choice as he feared for his life and ultimately decided to open fire. Furthermore, not only has the warrior mentality played a huge role in police brutality, but it has also effectively changed how the police are