There was an article in the NY POST discussing a new “retraining” program where they ask officers to “take a step back, close your eyes and take a deep breath”, when dealing with hostile or ‘heated’ confrontations, see: http://nypost.com/2015/02/23/cops-instructed-to-close-eyes-during-tense-situations/ Granted this is only in NYC, but it revealed something very interesting. While this approach may be... / READ MORE /