US “have raised a series of cases” and nothing came from it, so they reward inaction with weapons?

Senior Administration Officials on Bahrain

Special Briefing
Senior Administration Officials
Via Teleconference
May 11, 2012
[excerpted]

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL THREE: Yes, we – the Secretary and we, in a number of settings, have raised a series of cases. The al-Khawaja case is one. We’ve also raised repeatedly the cases of the 20 medical professionals who are still on trial and whose case has just been continued. There are a number of cases of prisoners who are charged with offenses relating to speech and public protest, and our view has been that the government – it’s imperative for the government to address those cases and to resolve them appropriately.

QUESTION: And a quick follow-up, [Senior Administration Official Three]. Is there a sense that the government is actually trying to do better in terms of its training of police forces, since that was something that was noted in the BICI report?

SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL THREE: I think it’s a – there are two pieces to that. As you know, or as many of you know, the government has enlisted the services of two experts, John Timoney, who served for many years in Philadelphia, New York, and Miami, and John Yates from Scotland Yard and they’ve been giving, I think, good advice to the police in terms of training needs, command and control and the like, and there’s a receptivity.

I think there’s a second broader question which is still to be resolved, which is the lack of real integration with the police, and those subjects – both of those subjects are very much part of our discussion with the government, and we’ve both offered to be helpful but also urged that these are questions that need to be resolved. The issue of the police and the increased tension and violence on the street are related. …full conference