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Unrest in Haiti - Policing force skills

KillerFord1977

KillerFord1977

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Kenyan Police Force is in Haiti as part of the UN mission to help with gangs ruling major portions of the country.
A news photo showed two Police officers from Kenya.
Based on their weapon status, I think they need more training.
The rear sight is in the down/stowed position. If they get into a quick response situation, I’m going to guess hitting on target may be a little difficult.
What funny is I actually see a lot of news pics or articles where foreign forces have the rear sight down on a rifle with no dot or scope.
Good luck with that!

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Had a friend who was retired and worked IFOR, training police in 3rd world countries, Haiti was one of them. Was a UN operation, so he was paid very well, offset the working/living conditions. His consensus was that the officers had difficulty in following instructions and were in the training, so they could be bribed when they graduated. He didn’t, but knew people who worked their way into other UN programs are ended up in Geneva making the big bucks.
 
Read the first post again .

The gentlemen pictured are Not Haitian LE or Mil , or whatever.

They are from Kenya's Kenya Police Service , in Hati in conjunction with a UN mission .
 
KillerFord1977 said:
Kenyan Police Force is in Haiti as part of the UN mission to help with gangs ruling major portions of the country.
A news photo showed two Police officers from Kenya.
Based on their weapon status, I think they need more training.
The rear sight is in the down/stowed position. If they get into a quick response situation, I’m going to guess hitting on target may be a little difficult.
What funny is I actually see a lot of news pics or articles where foreign forces have the rear sight down on a rifle with no dot or scope.
Good luck with that!

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Photos like this often show troops in a relaxed posture rather than in a ready-to-fire setup. Many forces keep sights folded when they are not expecting contact because it protects the hardware and avoids snagging. It does not necessarily reflect their actual training or how they would run the rifle in a real engagement.


UN deployments also mix units with different gear and procedures, so small details in a news photo can look odd out of context. What matters most is how they perform when operating under their own rules of engagement and training cycles, which we do not really see from a single snapshot.
 
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