I believe you. And they are in very bad form/taste. But it does not answer my question. Were they to desensitize LEO’s or to put them in situations where they were uncomfortable and the call wasn’t an easy black or white call?
I train regularly with threat targets and they mostly depict nasty dudes with a gun that you would not think twice about shooting in a real situation. What would you do if faced with the pregnant white woman pointing a gun at you? It might make me want to react differently, find cover, and reassess, rather than just start shooting. Maybe she was just carjacked and is extremely upset and afraid of anyone at that moment. What’s the right answer? Hard to say until you are faced with it.
I’d still like to hear from any LEO’s as to what the purpose of those targets really was.
You might notice there are no blacks in this entire series.