re: Woman threatens suicide, cops send SWAT team to apartment and kill her

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While ironic and easy fodder for the cop haters, I am never sure what they want police to do in these situations. Leave an emotionally disturbed armed person alone so they can possibly kill a neighbor? Surround the house, kick all the neighbors out of their houses and then just wait forever? Send brain control waves into the house forcing a surrender?

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This type of situation occurs several hundred times a month in the U.S. most don't make the news because the police departments send a couple of officers and mental health professionals, instead of a swat team.

Happens often.

DON'T call the cops if your family member is struggling.

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An officer from the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office and another from the Boiling Spring Lakes police department showed up to the house soon after. Eventually, a third officer from the Southport police department entered the home as well, and ordered the use of tasers to subdue Vidal. According to Wilsey, Vidal was pinned on the ground by two of the officers when a third said, “we don’t have time for this,” and shot Vidal, killing him.

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The cop that fired the shots claims that Sierra had “lunged” toward him with the knife in hand, and that the shooting was justified. Witnesses have not corroborated this claim, however, and say that the officer acted rashly.

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Parents of a teen killed by a SWAT team in suburban Atlanta in May spoke out this week for the first time to criticize police for aggressive tactics against their suicidal son.

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Andrew Messina was armed with a .357 Magnum when a sniper shot him inside his Towne Lake home in May. But the 16-year-old's parents hoped that police would send someone to calm the high school student who was threatening to kill himself after getting a poor grade that day. Instead, they saw a large deployment of heavily armed police descend on their home.

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Suicide by cop !

Serious question, was she endangering anyone?

I mean sure once the police entered her home she was armed amd dangerous, but if a sole person is threatening suicide, why go in if no one else is threatened?

98% of the time women are looking for attention.

Because some of these people when they don't get the reaction from the police they want (armed confrontation/SBC) will escalate the situation by threatening or hurting others to force the police's hand.

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Because some of these people when they don't get the reaction from the police they want (armed confrontation/SBC) will escalate the situation by threatening or hurting others to force the police's hand.

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We need more information.

Was there anyone else in the house? Did SWAT know she was armed?

If she was alone and they knew she was armed, they royally fricked up IMO. Did they not try to call her and let her talk to someone who specializes in suicide prevention?

If she kills herself she kills herself. Whatever. Can't save em all.

But if they just busted up in there and killed her without trying to save her, well then, that's just horrible.

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Its much easier to just kill them instead of bringing them back alive. Its a matter of efficiency.

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Funny you say this while quoting

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This type of situation occurs several hundred times a month in the U.S. most don't make the news because the police departments send a couple of officers and mental health professionals

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So 98% percent of the time shite works out without incident but you see an opportunity to make a blanket statement being negative.

And no, every police department doesn't have a mental health specialist on stand by 24/7 to be escorted in to negotiate with these type people.

You wanna talk about the problem with police? Let's go. A guy with minimal education, minimal training, and minimal pay is expected to be a marriage counselor, role model, Seal Team 6, and mental health professional along with multiple other suits they are supposed to wear. If you really believe these guys wanted to go in there and kill someone rather than resolve the situation peacefully and get her help then you are the one with a problem

Bet she won't try that again

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Again, I refer to the key detail of the story....
armed woman


That one word changes the whole dynamic of the story and you know it.

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That's two words.