Conditioned Response

Conditioned Response

2017 · 7 min · ★ 6.7

For the past 20 years, ex-Army Ranger and “killology” expert Dave Grossman has been traveling across the US to train police officers on his philosophy of killing. Footage from one of Grossman’s seminars is juxtaposed with stark, brutal images of police brutality—including the shooting of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer.

Directed by Craig Atkinson

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Dave Grossman
Philando Castile (archival footage)

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