I did consider that this mentality might be an outcome of the exercise too. I think that's partly inevitable and some will always fall on the other side but in some ways the mentality was also guided by the constant underlying principles being taught throughout the training.
So it works best in combination with culture and protocols that support the empathy line.
So maybe the title should be Pepper Spray Your Officers and Make Them to Consider the Suffering of Others. Empathy is the real key here, and valuing it.
They won't empathize though... or rather they will empathize, cruely. They will see the suffering they have created, know what they created, and still laugh about it back in the locker room.
So it works best in combination with culture and protocols that support the empathy line.