"... a Las Vegas mother has gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure cops don’t kill her autistic son."

Wait! Let me guess. She's going to watch her son, making sure he takes his medicine and does not go out in public unattended. That would solve 99% of the problem.

"When a friend called 9-1-1 to report Zachary essentially throwing a temper tantrum, police showed up and tried to restrain him."

Nope. 911 should say, "Tough shit. Our officers aren't trained in dealing with the mentally ill. We're trained to fight criminals. If we show up, you might sue us. Call the mental hospital to deal with your raging 28-year-old."

We're trained to fight criminals.

You mean to say, not serve the publick but to act as a military force against perceived enemies?

"You mean to say, not serve the publick but to act as a military force against perceived enemies?"

They serve the public by fighting criminals, not by babysitting rampaging 28- year-olds.

The theory being that people should be able look after their own. If this woman can no longer handle her son, she needs to look at other options - - not the police.

Police just will not serve that house. So no need to call police if you live in that house. Now the problem will be what about your neighbors? If they call police and your man-child comes out acting crazy what happens then?

This is one of those damned if you do and damned if you don't situations!

"Now the problem will be what about your neighbors?"

They get together and file a civil suit, claiming that the woman is no longer capable of handling her out-of-control son, thereby posing a danger to the neighborhood. Her son is HER responsibility. Why get the police involved? After all, they're not trained in handling mental cases.

They serve the public by fighting criminals,

I used to occasionally ride along with my dad when he was working.

I seem to remember him applying first aid to an elderly lady who'd fell and broken her nose.

Guess he should've told her to choke on her own blood because Mistah White said taking care of people like her wasn't in his job description.

[ After the incident, Zachary was taken to the hospital for two days]

That sounds like a good result.

[the police department who claim the officers never touched Zachary.]

So how'd they restrain him and get him to the hospital then?

My dad also had the wisdom to teach his kids that Nobody is smart enough to lie.

So no need to call police if you live in that house.

In far too many instances, calling the police (or 911) results in a death sentence.

Woman Calls Cops For Help Against Intruders, Cops Show Up And Shoot Her Dead (Mother of two complied with police, but they shot her anyway)

Man Calls 911 to Report His Wife Being Robbed, Cops Show Up and Shoot Him — Robber Gets Away

Georgia Police Kill Diabetic Man After Family Calls 911 For Ambulance

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Adam Lanza had some kind of brain damage drug problem

Adam Lanza, the 20-year-old shooter who killed 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14 in Newtown, Connecticut, had been prescribed several psychiatric drugs, including Fanapt, a controversial anti-psychotic medicine, the Business Insider reported. “Fanapt is one of a many drugs the FDA pumped out with an ability to exact the opposite desired effect on people: that is, you know, inducing rather than inhibiting psychosis and aggressive behavior,” Business Insider reported.

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In fact you'll find that nearly all of the mass shooters were taking prescribed psychotropic drugs.

Man Calls 911 to Report His Wife Being Robbed, Cops Show Up and Shoot Him — Robber Gets Away

In fact you'll find that nearly all of the mass shooters were taking prescribed psychotropic drugs.

Yet you have no problem with people smoking marijuana, an illegal psychotropic drug -- a drug which may actually trigger psychosis.

Nope. 911 should say, "Tough shit. Our officers aren't trained in dealing with the mentally ill. We're trained to fight criminals. If we show up, you might sue us. Call the mental hospital to deal with your raging 28-year-old."

Lol.

Stupid ass. Calling 911 doesn't mean it's always a police emergency.

Almost no time is set aside for training in de-escalation tactics, and most departments receive zero training in dealing with the mentally ill.

Here's my proposal: provide that training; deduct 150% of its cost from the budget for "social services" leeching; and refund the difference to the taxpayers. That way, everyone wins who deserves to win.

"Calling 911 doesn't mean it's always a police emergency."

That's because assholes forget that 911 is EMERGENCY ONLY.

Why don't we train them to fight fires, too? Why call the fire department AND the police department to a fire? Think of the money we could save.

The difference is that we usually know whether or not there's a fire, whereas it can often be difficult to tell if someone acting badly is a criminal or a loony.

That's because assholes forget that 911 is EMERGENCY ONLY.

Hmm, well, it appears the cops don't know the fucking difference either, so what's yer point Sherlock?

Dumbass.

"it can often be difficult to tell if someone acting badly is a criminal or a loony."

Then have a separate loony phone number.

It's often difficult for the caller to tell - which is why it would be good if the police could.

Ignorant asshole.

"It's often difficult for the caller to tell - which is why it would be good if the police could."

And it would be good if the caller could. It would be better if the 911 operator could.

>>>>"Calling 911 doesn't mean it's always a police emergency."
That's because assholes forget that 911 is EMERGENCY ONLY.
---Wile E White, Suuuper Genius

So, what non-emergency number do you dial if someone has a heart attack, Wiley?

"So, what non-emergency number do you dial if someone has a heart attack, Wiley?"

I always thought a heart attack WAS an emergency.

"Calling 911 doesn't mean it's always a police emergency."
That's because assholes forget that 911 is EMERGENCY ONLY.
---Wile E White, Suuuper Genius

And it would be good if the caller could.

Yes, it would - shall we spend taxpayer money training everyone who might dial 911? ;)

It would be better if the 911 operator could.

I'm on board with that; I don't know that it would obviate the need for police training (not that you said it would).

It would be better if the 911 operator could.
I'm on board with that;

The 911 operator makes the decision to either send the police, fire department or an ambulance. Or a combination. Certainly they can ask if the subject of the call is suffering from a mental condition.

I'd like to see the police reserved for criminals.

Certainly they can ask if the subject of the call is suffering from a mental condition.

They can and should - but the caller may not know.

I'd like to see the police reserved for criminals.

If practically achievable, that's the way to go - but that's not a small "if".

Since the call came in as a 911 emergency, they responded to an emergency. Because the out of control 28-year-old was a retard doesn't change the fact he was out of control. His own mother couldn't control him yet you expect uniformed strangers to?

Hey retarded slug.

I never expect/expected shit from the police. My posts on this thread have pretty much strictly dealt with your being stupid. The fact that the cops were told that a 28 year old retard (sounds like your dad) was 'out of control', should have been their first clue it really wasn't an emergency, as dweebs like you would classify it. I mean, the guy was not running a illegal lemonade stand for crying out loud.

So, eat a bag of d-cks.