NAACP Leader Learns Officer's Use Of Force Decision Difficult

PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Making the decision to employ deadly force when confronted in the line of duty is not an easy choice to make, as the chairwoman for the NAACP’s board of directors learned recently.

Roslyn Brock, the national organization’s chairwoman for the board of directors, made the trip from Maryland up to Parsippany last Friday to take part in a firearms simulation and learn the decision-making process when an officer is confronted with the potential use of his or her weapon.

During the simulation, Brock was equipped with a gun and took the three-sided stage and faced real-life scenarios portrayed by actors. She said afterward her choices on whether to employ deadly force were difficult.

Brock also said it is important for police and residents along with local community leaders to have better relationships and ongoing dialogue with law enforcement to help avoid such incidents.

The event was put together as a response to the highly publicized police-involved shootings that have taken place across the nation.

Pictured: Roslyn Brock, left, with Paul Carifi, during a firearms simulation. Photo Courtesy Morris County.