Use of Force: What It Actually Looks Like When I first got into law enforcement, one thing became obvious pretty quickly. What the public thinks “use of force” is and what it actually is are two completely different things. Most people hear the term and jump straight to the extreme. Fights. Tasers. Shootings. That’s where their mind goes. In reality, most use of force situations never even get close to that. Most of it starts, and ends, with presence and communication. Before