[rothko]

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no, they are not trained that way. there is a hierarchy of intervention that officers are supposed to move through in dealing with volatile situations. tasers are at the top of that hierarchy just before lethal force, ie. firearms. in this instance the police skipped the intermediary steps and attacked mr. dziekanski almost immediately. furthermore, once the harm had been done they did not treat him. they did not administer first aid. the officers did not even place mr. dziekanski in the recovery position which, by the way, they said they had prior to the video coming out.