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Leaning on precedent and 'policy' to justify murderous behavior on the part of police is one of the more infuriating trends. If your policies and precedent end

• slfnflctd 8y ago
  Oh, I couldn't agree more. The whole culture of police behavior in the U.S. would benefit from a dramatic overhaul, especially with regard to mental health issues. I'm only describing how the system currently operates, and some arguments I've heard from first responders about why it's done this way. I never realized until now that all countries don't operate this way, it's food for thought. Someone close to me had armed police bust into their house and haul them off in handcuffs because they confessed to violent thoughts in an email to a fellow support group member whose facilitator freaked out over it. I think they were put on a psych hold and handcuffed to a hospital bed. It absolutely devastated them and permanently damaged much of their progress.