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On the recordJanuary 29, 2013
We have had cases, including a case in Rhode Island, in which trained police officers who were off duty responded to a situation, and because they had not been adequately trained in how to respond off duty and because they were out of uniform, it led to tragic blue-on-blue events.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Discussing the risks of untrained police responding to incidents.

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