The main goal is to respond willingly and reliably to verbal commands. And on top of that, they should be well-socialized and enjoy participating.

If the student's voice and presence and verbal commands are where they need to be, the operator can deescalate the threat from the scenario. By the same token, if the student is not projecting like they should, or if their commands and their presence are not where they need to be, the threat can be escalated.

Failing to comply with the officer's verbal commands, the suspect came at Officer Lyons with a machete. Fearing for his safety, Officer Lyons fired his service weapon at the suspect, striking him an undetermined amount of times.

They gave him verbal commands to come out, ... The individual crawled to the end of the house and got behind a pillar or box -- something that obstructed the officers' view.

My main goal is really just to try and put away the shots that I take.

I'm hungry for VMAs and Grammys. That's my main goal.