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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Red flag: cousin could not identify what was wrong with the guy, but knew enough about him to declare the officer wrong[/quote]

Huh?  Plenty of family members will know that cousin Jimmy is "off" in someway given that he's 32 and required care from his parents, even if they can't describe the exact medical diagnosis. But way to search for ways to throw shade at relatives who have just had a family member gunned down.
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I have a cousin this age, also a gentle giant, who has defied several experts’ attempts to diagnosis with anything more specific than pervasive developmental disorder as a toddler. We may not have a name for his exact disability, but everyone knows he can’t live on his own and needs an adult caregiver on outings. He’s tall, but hardly hulking and it sickens me to think he’d be shot for being unable to express something putting him in extreme distress.[/quote]

Once again, how would the cop know about a mental disability?  It’s not like someone is coming at you and the person being attacked holds up their hands and says “everyone just stop for a minute.  By any chance do you have any disabilities, physical or mental, that I should know about before we continue?  Your answer impacts how I will proceed, so respond carefully!”[/quote]

Somehow, in other countries, there are not the same number of un-armed mentally ill or developmentally disabled people shot by police officers as happens here.  And yes, I expect police officers to be trained in identifying mentallly ill or developmentally disabled or intoxicated people, and know how to not escalate.  I don't think you have any clue about how these incidents actually unfold.

https://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/reforming-police-practices/police-command-and-control-culture-often-lethal

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