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Originally Posted by wittynickname
So are mental distress episodes only happening in the US now?
Why are police officers in other countries not regularly resorting to deadly force to deal with someone suicidal? Why is that only happening in the US?
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Gun culture. Mental health episodes in other countries rarely escalate to gun violence since the people having the episodes don't have that kind of access to weapons.
The US is on the wrong end of an arms race due to their love of guns. It's much, much harder to de-escalate when you start 3/4's of the way up the ladder.