In an email on Monday, a Missoula County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman said that Missoula canceled two trainings scheduled for May 31 and September 19 with Richard “Rick” Whitehead.
Earlier this week, city councilors approved a payment of about $8K for two police training sessions with the company, “Killology,” which is mired in controversy surrounding comments made by its
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Context
Although the quote about sex is accurately transcribed, police trainer Dave Grossman told us that they were taken out of context. Grossman said the comment was part of a longer portion of the lecture about the various physiological responses a person may experience after being in a life-or-death situation.
Origin
In early May 2021, Snopes readers asked about a comment made by a man described in social media posts as “top police trainer” Dave Grossman. A retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Grossman is a prolific speaker at police training seminars, and heads a company called “Killology Research Group.”
A remark Grossman made during a lecture in 2015 gained widespread attention on social media in April 2021, nearly one year after the murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sparked massive racial justice protests nationwide.