Compassion, empathy and pepper spray: Quincy police officers learn de-escalation techniques
Grant County Sheriff's Office Lt. Dean Hallett pepper sprays Quincy Police Officer Gary Amaral as part of a training session last Thursday.
Charles H. Featherstone
Grant County Sheriff's Office Lt. Dean Hallett prepares to pepper spray Quincy Police Officer Gary Amaral during a training session last Thursday.
"Open your eyes!" yells Grant County Sheriff's Office Lt. Dean Hallett as he operates a combat dummy Quincy Police Officer Gary Amaral "fights it off" while QPD Community Service Officer Alan Talbot looks on. Amaral had just been pepper sprayed, and had to "fight" the dummy for two minutes.
Quincy Police Officer Gary Amaral, reeling from the effects of just being pepper sprayed, struggles with handcuffing QPD Detective Stephen Harder during a Thursday afternoon training session.
Grant County Sheriff's Office Lt. Dean Hallett instructs Quincy Police Officer Gary Amaral on how to aim pepper spray during a training session last Thursday.
QUINCY — Gary Amaral is anxious.
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