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Originally Posted by Locke
I hear you Dion, but the lady on the phone didnt tell them that. Its a real simple process.
Step 1: Neutralize Gun.
Step 2: Ask questions.
This process is what is causing all the uproar.
If she had said, "He claims to have a gun, but hes been having mental issues lately and I cant say for certain whether he does or not." Then maybe the cops would have approached him more tentatively.
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A database of people suffering from mental illness would have simplified this process. It would eliminate the guess work of police wondering why this person is doing what they are doing. That and it might help police in determing another way of neutralizing that gun.
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Conversely, they might have fired 40 shots because now all they know is that a wacked out head case is running at them with a gun.
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Maybe those cops need to spend more time at the range improving their marksmenship.