Then-cop Jason Lehman killed a suspect in 2009. That, and past complaints about his use of force, led him to now lead empowerment seminars with police and communities to build trust and to show eac…
Jason Lehman was a cop in Southern California when he killed a suspect during a drug sting in 2009. This incident, along with past complaints about his use of force, led him to question his entire attitude to policing. In 2014, he starteda nonprofit aimed at reducing fear and violent conflicts involving police. Now 41,n leads empowerment seminars with police departments and community members to build trust and to show each side how to stay safe.
In those days, I made decisions that broke down the trust between police and the people I was sworn to protect. At times I used profane language, slapped on cuffs too tightly and ignored simple requests related to the needs of people I’d arrested. They were forms of disrespect back then that were tolerated by some of the officers I worked with. It was often us against them.
He went into a building, up a staircase and jumped from the second floor to the sidewalk. He punched my partner, and I tackled him. My partner had his gun out and the suspect was reaching for my partner’s arm, and I also thought he had his own gun, so I hit him with my sap. It’s a short, flat metal baton wrapped in leather that was commonly used in law enforcement back then.
“Those decisions, which nearly wrecked my career and ended my life, also made me wonder. What would it look like if police and community members could better understand each other’s perspectives and trust each other more?”In April of 2011, we heard that a violent local street gang was planning to ambush us in this park — retaliation for the guy whose life I had taken. My department, being concerned for my safety, took me off the streets.
Lehman, who retired after 16 years as a cop, celebrates Law Enforcement Appreciation Day with some of his former colleagues.I walked out of that classroom and my friend asked me, “What’s the name of your program?” I didn’t have one. He said, “You can’t stop doing this. You just gave these kids what they need to survive their next police encounter.”
Our program connects members of the community and the police. It’s about learning more from each other. We ask young people to play the role of a police officer making an arrest. We tackle issues involving race. We challenge people to see opportunities to build trust and respect. Lehman with Sgt. Heather Williams, who helped bring his organization’s work to her police department in Fountain Valley, Calif.In proactive policing, there are times when violence is necessary, but cops also must be mindful of the value of treating suspects with dignity.
Or an officer might order a suspect to “comply” or “relax.” Those words rarely do anything to de-escalate a dangerous situation.
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