{"id":6424,"date":"2013-05-21T00:54:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T07:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/?p=6424"},"modified":"2013-05-21T13:48:46","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T20:48:46","slug":"front-sights-tuesday-blog-no-more-police-incompetence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ignatius-piazza-front-sight.com\/2013\/05\/21\/front-sights-tuesday-blog-no-more-police-incompetence\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Sight&#8217;s Tuesday Blog: No More Police Incompetence!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">A   beautiful college girl, being held hostage, is shot and killed by a New   York Cop confronted with what is being described by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rr.com\/news\/topic\/article\/rr\/9000\/85451537\/Hofstra_student_killed_by_police_during_break-in\" target=\"_blank\">Associated Press<\/a> as,   &#8220;the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split   second moment when the risks are so high you must pull the trigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">And   PULL he did. He not only pulled the trigger, he mashed it, yanked it   and jerked the trigger.  EIGHT times as a matter of fact, with one of   those trigger pulls resulting in the death of the hostage, 21 year old   Andrea Robello, a college student at Hofstra University in Long Island,   NY.  <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Of   course Andrea Robello&#8217;s death comes on the heels of a recent incident   where  New York City cops injured nine innocent bystanders with their   lack of marksmanship skills: <\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"container01\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\">Get the Flash Player<\/a> to see this player.<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/swfobject.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nvar s1 = new SWFObject(\"\/player.swf\",\"ply\",\"480\",\"380\",\"9\",\"#FFFFFF\");\ns1.addParam(\"allowfullscreen\",\"true\");\ns1.addParam(\"allowscriptaccess\",\"always\");\ns1.addParam(\"flashvars\",\"file=http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/cop-shooting-on-street.flv&#038;image=\/images\/vid\/cop-shooting-on-street.jpg&#038;title=Front Sight Video&#038;skin=\/include\/nacht.swf\");\ns1.write(\"container01\");\n\/\/ --><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"ipadlink\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/fsblog.s3.amazonaws.com\/cop-shooting-on-street.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click Here if the video doesn&#8217;t work, or you&#8217;re using an iPhone\/iPad.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Before   you start blaming the individual officers involved in these injuries   and deaths, understand that when an officer is confronted with a hostage   situation everything boils down to training.  In this case, a routine   head shot to end the confrontation could not be accomplished due to LACK   of training.  And it is lack of training, not a &#8220;harrowing&#8221; situation   that caused this tragedy.  And it is lack of training in the police   academy as well as lack of ongoing marksmanship and tactical training   throughout law enforcement agencies that result in these tragic events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">The problem with a lack of PROPER training starts at the top of the agency and filters down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Here   is an example of lack of proper training right out of the mouth of   Michelle Galietta, a professor of psychology at the John Jay College of   Criminal Justice quoted in the Associated Press article:  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">   &#8220;The   big question is, how do you know, when someone&#8217;s pointing a gun at you,   whether you should keep talking to them, or   shoot?&#8221; said Michele   Galietta, a professor of psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice who helps train police officers. &#8220;That&#8217;s what makes the job of an officer amazingly difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Really?    There is no &#8220;big question&#8221; when someone is pointing a gun at you,   especially if they have a hostage. There is only one response, <strong>an immediate response<\/strong> that should be trained into every officer. The proper response is to   focus on the front sight and prrreeeesssss the trigger for a surprise   trigger break, delivering a single round to the cranio-ocular cavity of   the hostage taker.  End of encounter. Simple result is a dead hostage   taker and an unharmed hostage. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">It   is not an &#8220;amazingly difficult job&#8221; it is not even an amazingly   difficult shot. All it takes is law enforcement administrators who   UNDERSTAND that due to the stress of a life and death situation, an   officer is only going to be about HALF as good as his last marksmanship   training session.  THEREFORE, officers must be REGULARLY trained toward   perfection. Passing an annual &#8220;requalification&#8221; with barely a 70% score   on a target that allows any hit on it to count, does not qualify as   regularly training toward perfection.   <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">You   cannot expect a police officer or citizen to perform well in a lethal   confrontation, especially a hostage situation unless they are PROPERLY   trained and train REGULARLY.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">THIS   IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.  Front Sight trains citizens to accomplish this   task each and every day of the week. It all starts with proper, combat   mindset training and then follows with precise marksmanship training.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Here   are a few examples of the THOUSANDS of students we train each week.   Watch these Front Sight trained citizens handle their hostage situation.   Take note of their perfect hostage taker headshots!  With Front Sight&#8217;s   combat mindset training and marksmanship training toward perfection, to   stop a hostage taker only take one deliberate shot.  <\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Osaxh_n2mmo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"vid3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">And   it you want to see how we train private citizens to shoot so much   better than the average law enforcement officer, follow one of our   students, <strong>who had never shot a gun before attending Front Sight,<\/strong> through a Four Day Defensive Handgun Course.  Make sure you watch to   the very end when she delivers 3 perfect hostage head shots against time   pressure. <\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"521\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dFOfW9N7zew?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Again,   dealing with a hostage taker all starts with the proper combat mindset   training so there is no &#8220;difficult question&#8221; running through your head   when the decision to immediately shoot is needed and the immediate   decision to deliver a precise shot to the cranio-ocular cavity (between   the eye brows and moustache) is accomplished by marksmanship training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">It   bothers me greatly to continually see the videos and read stories   demonstrating the lack of proper mindset and marksmanship training for   those people we place in harm&#8217;s way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Andrea Robello&#8217;s death is another tragedy in a long list of tragedies that   could have been avoided had the officer involved been Front Sight   trained.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\"><strong>Allow me to help prevent another tragedy.  <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">I   wish I could give every law enforcement officer and every member of our   military and every responsible citizen in the our country a free course   at Front Sight. Unfortunately, I cannot afford to give everyone in   America a free course.  <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">But   I can set aside a limited number of our $1,000 Two Day Defensive   Handgun, Two Day Tactical Shotgun, and Two Day Practical Rifle courses   and allow you, and anyone who is wise enough to grab them before they   are gone, the one-time opportunity to purchase as many of them as you   want for only $50 per course. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">That   is correct. I cannot afford to give you a $1,000 Two Day Defensive   Handgun, Two Day Tactical Shotgun, and Two Day Practical Rifle course   for free but I can allow you, and anyone who is wise enough to grab them   before they are gone, the one-time opportunity to purchase as many of   them as you want for only $50 per course. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\"><strong>The certificates are transferable and have no expiration date so you can give them away or attend at any time in the future. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">I   am doing this to be part of the solution so all law enforcement,   military, and responsible citizens have the opportunity to be Front   Sight trained.  If you want to develop the proper combat mindset and   train toward perfection, then it all starts with making an immediate   decision and pressing the trigger to grab as many courses as you want   before they are all taken.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\"><strong>Here is how it works\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Purchase   AS MANY, Two Day Defensive Handgun Courses, and as many Two Day   Tactical Shotgun Courses, and as many Two Day Practical Rifle Courses as   you wish for ONLY $50 EACH. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">That   is correct. As many $1,000, Two Day Courses for Defensive Handgun,   Tactical Shotgun and Practical Rifle as you wish for $50.00 EACH. This   is not a typo. $50.00 each. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">I   will deliver the electronic course certificates immediately into your   Front Sight account upon purchase and you can use them yourself or   transfer them to family and friends. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">I   have set aside as many of these $1,000 courses at $50 as I can afford   to offer. As you can imagine, this is a very limited offer so jump on   this immediately and purchase as many as you think you will need now and   for the future because I do not plan on offering this again to you. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Purchase   as many $1,000, Two Day Courses for Defensive Handgun, Tactical Shotgun   and Practical Rifle as you wish for $50.00 EACH. Go here to purchase: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/patriot\/certificates.asp\">https:\/\/www.frontsight.com\/patriot\/certificates.asp<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">I   will deliver the electronic course certificates immediately into your   Front Sight account upon purchase and you can use them yourself or   transfer them to family and friends. <\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:1em\">Thanks for your participation in Front Sight&#8217;s phenomenal success. Become one of us. A Front Sight trained American! <\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ignatius Piazza<br \/>\nFounder and Director<br \/>\n<a title=\"front sight\" href=\"\/front-sight\/\">Front Sight<\/a> Firearms Training Institute<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frontsight.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.frontsight.com<\/a><br \/>\n1.800.987.7719<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A beautiful college girl, being held hostage, is shot and killed by a New York Cop confronted with what is being described by Associated Press as, &#8220;the most harrowing decision in law enforcement: choosing the split second moment when the risks are so high you must pull the trigger.&#8221; And PULL he did. 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