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Breaux Bridge police shoot and kill mentally ill man (unarmed)
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:33 pm
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BREAUX BRIDGE, La. — A 32-year-old mentally ill man was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy after he resisted efforts to be taken into protective custody [for mental health evaluation and treatment], his mother said.
Barbara Noel was quoted by The Advertiser as saying that she asked St. Martin Parish Sheriff's deputies to take her son Michael Noel into custody on Monday after he exhibited signs of a mental breakdown. Michael Noel had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and paranoid schizophrenia, she told the newspaper.
While executing the order, a deputy shot Michael Noel in the chest after he resisted restraint and powered through two shocks from a stun gun, according to his mother and an aunt, Sable "Pat" Alex. Both women said they witnessed the shooting and that Michael Noel was unarmed with one handcuff around one wrist when he died near the doorway.
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Barbara Noel said her son was afraid of hospitals, courthouses and police, but law enforcement had successfully intervened before to help control him during a breakdown.
She said her son requested a mental health professional to come Monday.
"I don't think they (police) know anything to do about that — how to deal with a mental patient," she said.
LINK
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:36 pm
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Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:35 pm to LSUTANGERINE
RIP HendersonsHands
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:37 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Sounds like they tried non lethal methods a few times, didnt work, so they had to shoot him
Sucks but the dude was unhinged and may have ended up hurting himself as well as others later on
Sucks but the dude was unhinged and may have ended up hurting himself as well as others later on
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:37 pm to LSUTANGERINE
I saw this on the news earlier....just a damn terrible situation...
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:40 pm to Cosmo
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Sounds like they tried non lethal methods a few times, didnt work, so they had to shoot him
Sucks but the dude was unhinged and may have ended up hurting himself as well as others later on
Except he was not going after the officers, nor did he have a history of hurting others. But yeah, they better shoot and kill him to keep him from hurting himself.
Like the mom said, the cops had no idea how to handle someone with a severe mental illness. They should have sent someone who did know, given that they knew it was an OPC
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:42 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:41 pm to LSUTANGERINE
I see nothing wrong. The police have the right to protect themselves from danger, too.
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:42 pm to AUCE05
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I see nothing wrong. The police have the right to protect themselves from danger, too.
except he was trying to get away not go at the police.
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:42 pm to Cosmo
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Sounds like they tried non lethal methods a few times, didnt work, so they had to shoot him
Sucks but the dude was unhinged and may have ended up hurting himself as well as others later on
Are you the cops lawyer?
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:44 pm to Cosmo
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She said he had trouble speaking during the episodes and requested someone trained in mental health care administer the Monday protective order.
“(The Coroner’s Office) had to have somebody else than the police. A counselor or something,” she said through tears.
LINK
So glad Bobby has cut mental health services to bare bones
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:46 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:45 pm to LSUTANGERINE
That article is based off of what the guys mother said. Of course she will claim he was a saint. They didn't knock the door down and start blasting. You sound like my wife, who will believe one side of a story.
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:46 pm to AUCE05
Your wife seems like a real idiot.
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:47 pm to AUCE05
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They didn't knock the door down and start blasting.
No they blasted after he tried to run away after using tasers and one cuff.
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:47 pm to LSUTANGERINE
One side of the story paints a clear picture
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:48 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Says his mother and aunt.
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:48 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Why didn't they just pistol whip him?
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:48 pm to LSUTANGERINE
Comply with police and you won't get killed
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:50 pm to Mullet Flap
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Comply with police and you won't get killed
Great. Another "comply or die" fan
Tell that to the guy in the GA gas station retrieving his license as the officer requested.
This post was edited on 12/23/15 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:50 pm to LSUTANGERINE
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Neighbors were shocked by what happened and agreed with Barbara Noel that her son was not dangerous. "Everybody in the neighborhood knew Michael," said Daniel Wagner. "He's totally nonviolent."
"That's a good fellow. A real nice fellow," said Norris Celestine, another neighbor. "And I'm not saying that because of what happened. He was just a real nice person. Would not hurt anyone."
Michael Noel was a father to three children under the age of 7.
Really sad
Posted on 12/23/15 at 10:51 pm to Mullet Flap
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Comply with police and you won't get killed
He was mentally ill. The cops knew that.
He was unarmed.
Complete garbage he had to die.
But you know what, I would never consider rioting like some people
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