[crackpot]

to me this sounds like one of those situations for which communities are asking for trained social service or mental health response teams instead of police.

EXACTLY my thinking.

We just listened, read the article. Heartbreaking. Ashley certainly sounded like she was fearing for her husband and dreaded having to make that call.

If those cops were as bad as the dispatcher, Sherm is lucky to have lived. There was no need for them to escalate this, he obviously needed some mental health assistance. Damnit.

[crackpot]

to me this sounds like one of those situations for which communities are asking for trained social service or mental health response teams instead of police.

EXACTLY my thinking.

We just listened, read the article. Heartbreaking. Ashley certainly sounded like she was fearing for her husband and dreaded having to make that call.

If those cops were as bad as the dispatcher, Sherm is lucky to have lived. There was no need for them to escalate this, he obviously needed some mental health assistance. Damnit.