S.C. Sheriff Puts Journalists Through Simulated Use-of-Force Exercises

S.C. Sheriff Puts Journalists Through Simulated Use-of-Force Exercises (The Washington Free Beacon)

Five local journalists in Lexington, South Carolina participated in a simulated “force or no force” exercise hosted by the Lexington County sheriff’s office in light of the riots in Charlotte, North Carolina over the fatal shooting of an African American man.

Fox News reported on a video of the exercise that the sheriff’s office posted on their Facebook page, which now has over five million views.

The exercise was meant to put the journalists through real-life situations that the deputies face on a daily basis during traffic stops. The journalists were tasked with using their own  judgement in perceiving threats as they walked in deputies’ shoes for simulated traffic stops.