http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/03/04/dc-police-department-to-overhaul-how-it-handles-mentally-ill-residents-in-crisis/ D.C. News, Politics, Media, Arts, and More Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:20:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/03/04/dc-police-department-to-overhaul-how-it-handles-mentally-ill-residents-in-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-488939 Fair minded Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:50:40 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=17546#comment-488939 dear reader: the "situation" became "dangerous" only when the police entered the man's home, without a warrant and against the man's instuctions to leave, and then blasted him with eight bullets while he was cowering in the corner of his room. Perhaps, had the officers been properly trained, the City Paper wouldn't need to write about this tax-payer financed homicide. dear reader: the "situation" became "dangerous" only when the police entered the man's home, without a warrant and against the man's instuctions to leave, and then blasted him with eight bullets while he was cowering in the corner of his room. Perhaps, had the officers been properly trained, the City Paper wouldn't need to write about this tax-payer financed homicide.

]]> http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2009/03/04/dc-police-department-to-overhaul-how-it-handles-mentally-ill-residents-in-crisis/comment-page-1/#comment-488798 reader Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/?p=17546#comment-488798 Officers had to make a quick decision, and were faced with a man holding a knife. They waited for half an hour for the situation to defuse, but eventually decided to go in -- perhaps because they feared for the man's own safety. By all means, the police should constantly review their procedures and training in an effort at improvement. But the Washington City Paper and its editors, sitting safe in their offices, should not be so self-righteous in critizing officers who responded to a dangerous situation. Officers had to make a quick decision, and were faced with a man holding a knife. They waited for half an hour for the situation to defuse, but eventually decided to go in -- perhaps because they feared for the man's own safety. By all means, the police should constantly review their procedures and training in an effort at improvement. But the Washington City Paper and its editors, sitting safe in their offices, should not be so self-righteous in critizing officers who responded to a dangerous situation.

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