How many times can you ask a man for his ID before he wants to kill you? We figured that out first-hand when we tried the Denver Police Department’s new video training simulator. (The answer is five times, by the way.) The system simulates personalized scenarios, from traffic stops to mass shootings, to let trainees practice responding to high-pressure situations. The immersive tool teaches officers how their decisions influence outcomes, recording and playing back the simulations to show how they could have responded better, such as de-escalating a conflict or minimizing loss of life. “Officers have to make split-second decisions. This is not as immediate as the real world, but it is as close as we can get in a training-based location,” says Division Chief Magen Dodge of the Denver Police Training Academy, who hosted our group on Tuesday, March 25. The tool is especially useful as the Denver Police Department is committed to hiring 175 new officers this year. ✍️ Read the full sto...