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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe its true? A call came.im about a man with a gun in the street..who placed that call? From a distance did the object in the autistic mans ha d lol like a gun? We have a huge problem in America of police work with people who are challenged in some way that causes them to behave unexpectedly or not respond to commands - whether high,mentally ill autistic etc. [b]There needs to be a lot of advocacy work here for better procedures in these situations, though police dont always know in advance what the deal is. #BLM raised consciousness fir a a group, mostly black men. This would be a great time for them to find common cause with other groups and start advocating changes in olive practices in general that would save lives - both civilian but also police as we need to remember that we can't put them at risk either.[/b][/quote]

what is most troubling for me is that officers continually respond to these anonymous callers with hyper agrees ion and failure to assess the situation. this is similar to what happened to John Crawford in the Walmart.  some caller gives erroneous information to a dispatcher, the police respond with hyper aggression, and someone loses their life.  what happened to assessing the situation? in the case of Kinsey, the police responded to false information and shot an innocent man,  who could not have been more submissive.  The police had more than a split second to assess.  they chose not to. Did they even bother to look in the man's hand to see what he was holding? Did they listen to Kinsey if and when he told them that it's a toy truck, or did they tell him to "shut the fuck up and put your hands in the air!". Moreover, the fact that he was aiming for the intellectually disabled man clearly holding a toy is ridiculous.  there have been several cases of police killing people who are intellectually disabled. To date, none have been held responsible for their actions.  Where does Autism Speaks stand on the killing of people with autism at the hands of police?  The proposed policy changes that BLM advocates for help all citizens, not just Black males.  It just so happens that Black males are more frequently killed at the hands of law enforcement than Black women. BLM also spoke out about Sandra Bland as well.  nevertheless, there is clearly something wrong with the quality of poloce candidates when a man who is clearly compliant and submissive gets shot anyway. [/quote]

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