Quotes
09:30 "Year after year after year, more police officers die in motor vehicle crashes or getting hit by vehicles than we do by felonious assaults."
13:21 "It is absolutely absurd to think that you can somehow come up with a better mousetrap, if you will, to enforce traffic regulations. People will not respond to suggestions. Sometimes, there has to be an enforcement that backs up that suggestion."
18:40 "What WRAP technology's trying to do is: trying to look at ways that we can do our job just a little bit better, a little bit safer, and provide options to those officers, to those departments, that are a little bit more in line with what the public is looking for from the police."
20:21 "We, law enforcement, are certainly not opposed to constantly improving, getting better on what we do, and even changing what we do when that change will positively impact not just us but the people that we're trying to serve and protect."
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SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sgt Betsy interviews Sgt. Bob Bemis (Ret.), Director of Training for Wrap Reality, Author, Speaker. Urban areas are appealing against police officers taking enforcement action toward impaired driving. Apparently, this is impractical for the community to stay compliant with appropriate traffic laws. Despite the call for defunding, law enforcement continues to develop better and safer skills training with the help of virtual reality.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:54 Sgt. Bob narrates the crash that left a life-threatening and permanent injury
09:22 Road traffic accidents put officers at risk
12:13 Removing law enforcement from traffic safety doesn't help in maintaining traffic regulations
14:50 Wrap Reality: Virtual Reality simulation training paves way for a better law enforcement
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