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Originally Posted by jayswin
He's being a purposeful d***** to the discussion, pay no heed.
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I erased my response to this.
I am not a health care professional, and as such I would rely on one trained to deal with situations such as this to give insight as to how this should have been handled. It should be common sense that the officers on site should also have asked for guidance on how to proceed.
To surprise a person in this state of mind, and create a state of panic, does not seem like the proper response. If they felt that they needed to breach, taking a moment to create a non-lethal plan should have been the first action taken.
Their presence escalated the situation, they could have set a perimeter and taken a step back. If they knew the medical history of the person in question, they could have asked for guidance. To not do so is simply rushing into an unknown situation in which they were not prepared.
I apologize for my previous glib comment.
They should have known immediately that they had barriers of language, medical knowledge and equipment that they needed to overcome, and I don't understand how immediate use of force was the selected course of action.
They were prepared for the possibility that immediate use of deadly force might be needed. If they thought that was a high percentage outcome, then simply stepping back while one officer spoke to the person (regardless of the language barrier, a soothing comforting voice can work wonders), and take a minute to reach out and ask for help.