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Another unarmed black man shot by a cop - Texas version

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not sure why we confinue to send cops as the primary response during a mental health incident.    its OK they come along for protections, but we need mental health specialists to be the first contact. 

they don't seem good at these mental health checks. maybe we should fund a different way of dealing with this.

We never learn.  

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The shooting happened Sunday just before 5:30 p.m. when the family of Patrick Warren Sr., a Black man, called police to ask that a mental health professional be sent to the home.

Instead, an officer who was "was not prepared to handle a mental health crisis" responded to the call, civil rights attorney Lee Merritt said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.

Merritt, who is representing the family, said the officer's demeanor was "hostile" and he quickly escalated the situation.

 

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" the attorney said at Thursday's press conference.

"Their responsibility was simply to leave or send the appropriate personnel to deal with this particular crisis. They failed this family in every way and it’s left them shattered.”

 

"There are many more facts in this case that are not publicly available at this time,"  like what? This was all captured.

 

 

It is frustrating that the obvious next step, reforming how society responds to these situations, has been politicized. We are so dis-functional we argue when we all basically agree. 
 

3 hours ago, Celery Man said:

they don't seem good at these mental health checks. maybe we should fund a different way of dealing with this.

That's a catchy slogan. Where can i donate to your campaign?

Yes, when all you're trained to do is demand immediate compliance and shoot you follow the script.

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