Police officers and sheriff’s deputies in the Chattanooga area are learning a vital technique of local economy: Voluntary relationships and free market techniques vs. force and violence. And increasingly angry public concerned about gangland-style police bullying and violence is pushing the Chattanooga police department and the Hamilton County sheriff’s office to intensify a training schedule in so-called de-escalation skills. By David Tulis / Noogaradio 92.7 De-escalation training elevates the citizen in the eye of the officer and makes it more difficult for him to shoot, taze or beat that hapless person who fails to respond with proper obsequiousness. The training … Continue reading Cops, deputies get refresher: Talk, patience, grace avoid violence, save lives