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JonLP24

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66. This is dangerous for those with mental illness

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 12:42 AM

Feb 2021

Untreated Mentally Ill 16 Times More Likely to Be Killed By Police, Study Says

https://time.com/4144276/mentally-ill-police-killings-study/

“Fewer than 5 percent of the 120,000 gun-related killings in the United States between 2001 and 2010 were perpetrated by people diagnosed with mental illness,” they write.

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“Our research finds that across the board, the mentally ill are 60 to 120 percent more likely than the average person to be the victims of violent crime rather than the perpetrators.”

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/12/11/mental-illness-wrong-scapegoat-shootings/

Defund the police. Fund mental health treatment. She is only 9 years old and she was pepper sprayed.

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A 9-year-old girl was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by Rochester Police officers responding...... [View all] groundloop Feb 2021 OP

Child abuse bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #1

exactly yuiyoshida Feb 2021 #15

I have mixed feelings about this. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #2

I'm afraid I don't quite understand ..... groundloop Feb 2021 #9

Please explain if you will Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #13

No. I've said all I want to say... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #21

Yikes. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #22

I'll try My Pet Orangutan Feb 2021 #46

In the longer video on Twitter, the girl was accusing her mom womanofthehills Feb 2021 #60

It's a complex situation ArizonaLib Feb 2021 #50

WTF? N/t Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #32

I have mixed feelings about your post. nt NealK Feb 2021 #51

Okay. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #57

Okely dokely. NealK Feb 2021 #64

Were they in fear for their lives from a nine year old girl? Walleye Feb 2021 #3

Plus,.... Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #38

Can you imagine one of these cops being your father or husband Walleye Feb 2021 #40

Sad, but so true. Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #49

Individuals in handcuffs can still be a threat to others and to themselves. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #68

While I agree.. Wuddles440 Feb 2021 #70

I continue to have mixed feelings on this matter, and will not judge them as harshly as others. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #71

They should be prosecuted for child abuse. Ilsa Feb 2021 #4

Why call the cops in the first place? poli-junkie Feb 2021 #5

They dialed the wrong number. FeelingBlue Feb 2021 #6

THIS! So much THIS! NewDayOranges Feb 2021 #11

But sadly we don't have nearly enough mental health specialists available in this country. groundloop Feb 2021 #12

This is dangerous for those with mental illness JonLP24 Feb 2021 #66

Only if "mental health workers" had suitable transport, backup on call, and a suitable place... TygrBright Feb 2021 #28

yes. unfortunately there are a number of steps stopdiggin Feb 2021 #31

We don't really need further evidence of irresponsible and counterproductive abqtommy Feb 2021 #7

Police union defends the actions of these officers according to the report. trc Feb 2021 #8

Here we go Grokenstein Feb 2021 #24

Typical of an abuser to say the victim made them do it Walleye Feb 2021 #41

Training is the issue, they are not trained to deesculate, but rather Humanist_Activist Feb 2021 #33

Part of the problem is that this shouldn't really even be 'police work' mr_lebowski Feb 2021 #10

+ agree. Would be optimal for mental trained health person to be part of police team to iluvtennis Feb 2021 #17

and they hate those calls. mopinko Feb 2021 #26

When you call the police you get a police response. ripcord Feb 2021 #44

I Count At Least 5 Cops On The Scene Me. Feb 2021 #14

I see the problem as the family calling the police to deal with a 9 year old ripcord Feb 2021 #18

I UNderstand They Mis-Dialed Me. Feb 2021 #20

An example what the horribly named "defund the police" was trying to address: unqualified ... marble falls Feb 2021 #16

She's a very big 9 y/o, can see why parents can't control her. Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #19

I am not sure you need a mental health person to know you do not handcuff 9 year olds. pennylane100 Feb 2021 #29

After watching the videos radical noodle Feb 2021 #23

When I read about police stories of similar nature before watching the video, I immediately assume Denvermosaic Feb 2021 #25

If they cannot control a nine-year-old girl without having to pepper spray her... ashredux Feb 2021 #27

Does the City of Rochester or the State of New York award medals of valour? BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #30

Some questions about this RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #34

What ashredux said: If grown men trained to deal with emergencies and violence cannot handle a Nitram Feb 2021 #36

The videos here are longer than what CNN's website provided... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #39

Except for the woman ... GeorgeGist Feb 2021 #45

Cops hadn't a clue how to handle that situation RVN VET71 Feb 2021 #47

THANK YOU!! HUAJIAO Feb 2021 #52

There is a long video of this on Twitter womanofthehills Feb 2021 #59

Yet another example of authoritarian and totally clueless law enforcement out of control. Nitram Feb 2021 #35

In Colorado moreland01 Feb 2021 #37

WTAF?! sakabatou Feb 2021 #42

Police need to be trained in handling get the red out Feb 2021 #43

Report from a previous County registered nurse from Milwaukee.gaurdin johnthewoodworker Feb 2021 #48

Wonder what's the ethnicity of the girl. turtleblossom Feb 2021 #53

When your only tool is a hammer ... perfessor Feb 2021 #54

Without watching the video. Let me guess, the child is not white. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #55

You are correct TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #58

It never gets any less sickening. What in the actual hell? onecaliberal Feb 2021 #61

I agree TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #62

There is clearly zero de-escalation training going on. And no enforcement when policy isn't onecaliberal Feb 2021 #63

Did you watch the entire longer video, or just the CNN edited clips? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #69

The biggest problem with police train g nowadays that they forget the citizens they are supposed kimbutgar Feb 2021 #56

That's disgusting and unjustifiable. NealK Feb 2021 #65

Rochester suspends police officers who pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl Judi Lynn Feb 2021 #67