re: Teenager Attacked By Police When Mother Takes Him To Hospital For Mental Crisis

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Every one but the mom overreacted in this scenario.
That being said Fatboy and super trooper should have had their asses kicked and charged with assault.

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Right. She was taking her son to get help. When she got to the hospital she called security/police officer over to help her get the son inside.

A professional law enforcer would have been able to ignore whatever the kid was saying.. If I were asked and never had training, etc, etc my first goal would have been to get to the teen so I could bear hug him and try to calm him down.

If it got to the point where it took multiple people. The goal would be to get control of him and get him to where he has to go. Whatever he is yelling or saying is irrelevant.

When police do shite like the police who punched him did, I can't help but think that police is dealing with other issues in his life so he looks for situations to let his aggression out.

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No, it doesn’t. And if this thread is correct that security officer was fired right?

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Correct. But I am referring more to the police himself and his decision making during this situation.

I understand there are times when people will react out of emotion and do things they will regret later, but police should be held to a higher standard when it comes to acting out of emotion.

Is this something police receive training on? Their ability to have a higher emotional intelligence seems like it would be a tool for the job.

First of all. I am not a cop hater. But I don't like cops that give other cops a bad name.

And you really think that I think I could do anything to get people to agree with me?

frick off.

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Atrium Health defended those guards' actions, claiming that Hayden was threatening to shoot them.

"The officers did what was appropriate to contain the situation," a representative from the hospital said.

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”Having a mental crisis” isn’t some free pass to threaten to murder people at a hospital while you lose your shite.

The guy who punched him should never be a police officer again. Why didn’t it show anything from when he pushed his mom to when the security guard shoved him down?

Guards and cops didn't handle that to good. Dam shame that one cop came unglued to the point that another cop had to hold him back. I understand he was pissed about the blood, but he is or should of been trained to NOT loose it. He should NOT be a cop at all.

I just hope and pray the kid gets the help he needs.

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What more do you want?

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Him to be charged?

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Winner, winner, chicken dinner! However, Hayden fiddin' t'get paid!

Mental health “crisis”? Do people know of such a thing called conduct disorder? Based on the kids demeanor and actions, I’ll guess at that.

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Do people know of such a thing called conduct disorder? Based on the kids demeanor and actions, I’ll guess at that.

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You're going away from mental health and to conduct disorder based on that video you saw?

OT never disappoints!!!

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Hospital footage obtained by the family's attorney shows Hayden shoving his mom as she waves for help.

A security guard then pushes the teen down twice and pulls out a stun gun.

As Hayden walks back toward the car, a second security guard grabs him by the neck and tackles him from behind, leaving him bleeding.

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Seems the police acted on what they believed was a guy shoving a lady who was asking them to intervene. Unfortunate situation, but I can't really blame them for the initial reaction.

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And if a policeman punches you in the face twice after you have been handcuffed and you spit blood on that police officer... If you are going to arrest the kid for assault, why does the policeman not get arrested?

If cops put handcuffs on me and then punch me in the face twice.. And the only thing I could do is spit blood on them, I would.. That's just an instinct. Someone attacks you, you do whatever you can back to them.

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Well, the sheriff's department obviously agreed that this cop went overboard:

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Then, Deputy Justin Polson arrives, and authorities said Hayden spit blood in his face. The video then shows Polson responds by punching the handcuffed teen twice in the head.
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office confirmed that Deputy Justin Polson is no longer an employee as of Saturday.

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This part is the only part I have an issue with the cops but it seems the appropriate move was made by firing him. Can't really bitch about it anymore unless you think he should be jailed over it, which is a rational opinion.

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Was the kid charged for spitting on the cop?

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Article only says this:

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The 16-year-old is facing multiple charges, including felony assault of a law enforcement officer.

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The sherrif said this, but it was before they ended up firing him:

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"Spitting blood in a law enforcement officer's face is a felonious assault," said Sheriff Beam, "and he had a right to stop that assault from occurring."

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