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This was a 13 year old child whose own family had gone to the police for guidance.

soraminazuki 3y ago
The police is the last place you'd ever want to go for seeking guidance on mental health issues. I wonder why the family chose such a place.
- lolc 3y ago
  I agree in a disillusioned way. The police should be able to better handle people with mental issues. Which is why it's good when there's a spotlight on it.
- itishappy 3y ago
  Tragic! First responders should be some of the best equipped to deal with mental health issues, as by nature of the job they will be exposed! I'd bet more police cases involve "mental health" than "guns," but I doubt their training reflects this.
- michaelmrose 3y ago
  Because he wanted to shoot up a school
  - soraminazuki 3y ago
    First of all, let's get the facts straight. It's the police that gave him the idea. > An undercover operative who went in and instead of trying to assist the child… whose actions actively radicalised a 13-year-old boy with autism when the family had come to him for help, who put ideas of becoming a sniper and a suicide bomber, It's sick behavior, taking advantage of a mentally ill child for career gain. The same goes for anyone suggesting it was the right call. Second of all, what the child wanted is no reason for taking him to the police instead of proper medical professionals. The police aren't incentivized to cure mental health issues. It's quite the opposite, as this whole saga shows.
    - michaelmrose 3y ago
      > First of all, let's get the facts straight. It's the police that gave him the idea. The obsession with violence, desire to do harm, and specific plan to take actions to effect that harm all predate his interactions with the police. > Thomas, an NDIS recipient with an IQ of 71, was first reported to police by Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and then by his parents because of his fixation with Islamic State, which included him accessing extremist material online and making threats to other students. Why Australian police are being accused of further radicalising an autistic 13-year-old boy – video >On 17 April 2021, his parents went to a police station and asked for help because Thomas was watching Islamic State-related videos on his computer and had asked his mother to buy bomb-making ingredients such as sulphur and acetone. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/03/australian-undercover-police-autistic-13-year-old-fixation-islamic-state https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/03/austr...
      - goodSteveramos 3y ago
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The police is the last place you'd ever want to go for seeking guidance on mental health issues. I wonder why the family chose such a place.

lolc 3y ago
I agree in a disillusioned way. The police should be able to better handle people with mental issues. Which is why it's good when there's a spotlight on it.
itishappy 3y ago
Tragic! First responders should be some of the best equipped to deal with mental health issues, as by nature of the job they will be exposed! I'd bet more police cases involve "mental health" than "guns," but I doubt their training reflects this.
michaelmrose 3y ago
Because he wanted to shoot up a school
- soraminazuki 3y ago
  First of all, let's get the facts straight. It's the police that gave him the idea. > An undercover operative who went in and instead of trying to assist the child… whose actions actively radicalised a 13-year-old boy with autism when the family had come to him for help, who put ideas of becoming a sniper and a suicide bomber, It's sick behavior, taking advantage of a mentally ill child for career gain. The same goes for anyone suggesting it was the right call. Second of all, what the child wanted is no reason for taking him to the police instead of proper medical professionals. The police aren't incentivized to cure mental health issues. It's quite the opposite, as this whole saga shows.
  - michaelmrose 3y ago
    > First of all, let's get the facts straight. It's the police that gave him the idea. The obsession with violence, desire to do harm, and specific plan to take actions to effect that harm all predate his interactions with the police. > Thomas, an NDIS recipient with an IQ of 71, was first reported to police by Victoria’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and then by his parents because of his fixation with Islamic State, which included him accessing extremist material online and making threats to other students. Why Australian police are being accused of further radicalising an autistic 13-year-old boy – video >On 17 April 2021, his parents went to a police station and asked for help because Thomas was watching Islamic State-related videos on his computer and had asked his mother to buy bomb-making ingredients such as sulphur and acetone. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/03/australian-undercover-police-autistic-13-year-old-fixation-islamic-state https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/03/austr...
    - goodSteveramos 3y ago
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