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[quote=Anonymous]If you watch the whole video he’s clearly having some kind of psychotic episode. Whether this is from mental illness, drugs or both I’m not sure. When the police officer approached him he tell the police officer that someone is trying to kill him and he’s unable settle down/follow directions. Prior to all of this and the reason for the police being  there in the first place is he was involved in a hit and run car accident so that’s why the police initially approach him. During their initial interaction he’s frenzied over something he perceives real or not. So then he starts running into traffic which is dangerous to everyone, himself included. The police officer orders him to get on the ground and relax so he can handcuff him and get him out of the road/figure out what is really going on. He can’t because he’s having some kind of episode and is just agitated and seemingly delirious. The police officer then tases him and he still resists. Anderson needed to be calmed down and restrained so the situation (car accident and his own psychotic episode) can be dealt with but the only tools these police seem to have that are non lethal are tasers. I know in some places EMTs are called and give people having similar mental episodes drugs but that’s also controversial and in some places they have mental health counselors try to talk people down from their episode but I don’t know how well it works. Sometimes mental health patients just need to be physically restrained for everyone’s safety. I would not be surprised if the combination of the excitement of the situation, his physical struggle with the police, potential drugs use, and possible prior heath conditions and the taser all led to his death. The question is what should a police officer do when they are dealing with a person having a psychotic episode or are extremely high on drugs. [/quote]

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