Armed man shot dead by police in Inglewood had schizophrenia, family says
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Police in Inglewood shot dead a man who they say was wielding a stick with a knife on one end. His family says the man had schizophrenia.

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He had a knife… on a stick.

I’ll need to see the video on this one, officers, but for now, mark me as damned skeptical that this killing was self-defense.

  • ChetzemokaEnglish
    7•1 year ago

    I’m a nurse. We tranq people in healthcare regularly when they become a danger to others. “Danger to self and others” is not the moment where we worry too much about dosage calculations, allergies, or drug interactions. If you’re about to hurt someone, you’re getting intramuscular haldol. They will need immediate medical attention, but it’s much better than murdering them.

    • magnetosphere
      5•1 year ago

      Lol I didn’t realize I was talking to a nurse! You know more about potential medical issues than I do. I appreciate the feedback!

      • ChetzemokaEnglish
        2•1 year ago

        Haha, no worries. I realized it wasn’t clear that I wasn’t just speculating lol. Like I get that someone with a bladed weapon is a threat, but if they’re isolated from immediately harming another person, then trying to talk then down should always be the first option. It IS possible to talk a psychotic person into taking medications voluntarily, if you can calm them down a little. Or talk them into putting down a weapon so you can get them with an IM dose. (I’m kidding about the tranq gun lol, but seriously deploying something like that would be a better option than using an actual gun ffs.)

        It’s a little amazing to me how many members of the general public are chomping at the bit to dehumanize people with mental illnesses who get agitated. Y’all, I guarantee I’ve dosed your dementia grandma when she got wigged out and started kicking people and trying to yank out her IV line. Agitation is a temporary psychological state, not a character trait. People don’t deserve to be murdered because they got flipped out.

        • @[email protected]English
          -3•1 year ago

          He said officers tried to calm Mora down before twice using a Taser on him. They then fired beanbag rounds before ultimately killing him, the man said.

          They did try and talk him down.

          • ChetzemokaEnglish
            3•1 year ago

            Yeah that famous de-escalation technique known as tazing someone. Please do everyone a favor and shut up. You don’t know what you’re talking about.