jordanlund@lemmy.worldM to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoPolice pepper-sprayed and Tasered 93-year-old disabled man, court hearswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkPolice pepper-sprayed and Tasered 93-year-old disabled man, court hearswww.theguardian.comjordanlund@lemmy.worldM to THE POLICE PROBLEM@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-26 days agoHim fencing the baton with the knife is actually very funny. Overall I don’t really have an answer as to what I’d have done as an RN before calling police, but usually you can redirect someone like that to somehow get rid of the knife.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 days agoI just think if you can’t disarm a one-legged 93 year old without resorting to pepper spray and batons, it’s likely you’re bad at your job. Lock the door, walk away. “When you’re ready to put down the knife, we’ll give you a sandwich.”
Him fencing the baton with the knife is actually very funny. Overall I don’t really have an answer as to what I’d have done as an RN before calling police, but usually you can redirect someone like that to somehow get rid of the knife.
I just think if you can’t disarm a one-legged 93 year old without resorting to pepper spray and batons, it’s likely you’re bad at your job.
Lock the door, walk away. “When you’re ready to put down the knife, we’ll give you a sandwich.”