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Texas Training Drill Injures Recruits, Sparks Safety Outcry

12/20/2025

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A violent drill at the Texas Game Warden Training Center injured multiple recruits, including Heather Sterling, who sustained a concussion.
Critics say such drills are part of a longstanding police training tradition and risk physical and mental abuse.
The death of a recruit in a similar San Francisco exercise has raised safety concerns.
Heather Sterling, former recruit, suffered a concussion, resigned in protest, and advocates for reform to prevent fatalities.

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A violent drill at the Texas Game Warden Training Center injured multiple recruits, including Heather Sterling, who sustained a concussion.
Critics say such drills are part of a longstanding police training tradition and risk physical and mental abuse.
The death of a recruit in a similar San Francisco exercise has raised safety concerns.
Heather Sterling, former recruit, suffered a concussion, resigned in protest, and advocates for reform to prevent fatalities.