The City of St. Anthony, provider of police to the City of Falcon Heights where the Philando Castile shooting took place, has issued a press release describing police training here. I quote without commentary:
What has happened here hurts us all, yet we also realize that it has created both the need and the opportunity for a broader conversation about law enforcement. We need to talk about who serves our community and how we can all make sure they are as prepared as possible to react and respond in the right way at the right time. St. Anthony has a very strong history of bringing together dedicated officers with the broad training that continues to make our cities safe. Our officers go far beyond what Minnesota requires in terms of training and professional development to continually seek out ways to not only be better prepared to react to situations, but to have the experience to be able to proactively connect with the communities. It is part of the cultural foundation of our department but is something we know needs to be continually shared with the community at this important time.
