General Discussion

Sounds barbaric as practiced, but also like something that's would be useful if there were some standards in place.

I've met prospective cops who've never been in a real fight in their lives, never been grabbed or restrained, never been hit by a stranger for no reason. Some people absolutely lose control, mentally, when that happens, and you don't want them armed or in authority. It would be good to fail them out here so they don't get others or themselves hurt or killed. You can't really filter for that asking people "Would you pick up a non poisonous snake?", "Do you think about death?" and "If you were a color, what would you be?".

Now, in the military they do similar exercises and more, but there is expert medical help, supervision, evac, etc... right there if there's trouble. Why wouldn't they do that much here?