What if instead of yelling ‘drop your weapon,’ police asked ‘how can I help?’

Following an inquest into the 2013 police shooting death of Michael MacIsaac in Ontario, Jennifer Chambers and other legal and mental health advocates are challenging police forces to be more proactive in teaching officers de-escalation tactics.

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