▁[ pol ice ] ▁who ▁aren ' t ▁doing ▁the ▁right ▁thing , ▁to ▁hold ▁account able ▁people ▁when ▁they ▁do ▁something ▁wrong , ▁instead ▁of ▁just ▁the ▁closing - ran ks ▁approach ▁that ▁all ▁too ▁often ▁we ▁see ▁that ▁ends ▁up ▁just ▁feed ing ▁greater ▁fr ustration ▁and ▁ultimately , ▁I ▁think , ▁putting ▁more ▁police ▁officers ▁in ▁danger ." ▁Ob ama ▁also ▁said , ▁" Un fortunately ▁we ' ve ▁seen ▁these ▁police - related ▁kill ings ▁or ▁death s ▁too ▁often ▁now , ▁and ▁obviously ▁everybody ▁is ▁starting ▁to ▁recognize ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁an ▁isolated ▁incident ▁in ▁Fer g us on ▁or ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁we ' ve ▁got ▁some ▁bro ader ▁issues ." ▁ ▁Police ▁leaders ▁respond ed ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁with ▁" Use ▁of ▁Force : ▁T aking ▁Pol icing ▁to ▁a ▁High er ▁Standard ". ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁the ▁new ▁guid eline ▁call ▁for ▁police ▁to ▁use ▁higher ▁standards ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁than ▁those ▁set ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁defining ▁moment ▁for ▁us ▁in ▁polic ing ," ▁said ▁Charles ▁Ram sey , ▁the ▁recently ▁retired ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Police ▁Department , ▁according ▁to ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁after ▁police ▁shoot ings ▁of ▁black ▁individuals ▁in ▁St ▁Paul , ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁Louisiana ,