[quote]I didn’t know about the dumbass family believing that they, as people who called to report the incident, have any control in dictating how emergency and first responder services are dispatched.
Dataloungers talking out their ass again. How original.
Families of the mentally ill frequently call the police for help and advise as to what is wrong with the family member and what techniques have been used in the past when there have been incidents of violence.
In this case, the family had called for an ambulance, and police arrived first. It wasn't a case of the EMTs refusing to go in because of a dangerous situation, but rather the police going in first, not having learned anything about the situation before they got there. There was a history with Wallace plus cops had been there earlier in the day, plus the dispatcher had info. It either never got to the cops or they disregarded it.
Unfortunately, in recent years the police have taken to just murdering people instead of even trying to de-escalate.
Even the mayor and the police commissioner have said there are questions as to how this was handled and there has to be an investigation. Clearly, this was not handled correctly.
Datalounge is full of people who refuse to read the articles, plus those who literally believe what they make up in their own heads about laws, mental illness, crimes, etc. is the truth and anything else they hear is a lie, even if it's sourced, even if it's true.
It's a shame that the world has gone crazy and everyone thinks their own little personal opinion is more important than actual facts. It's a kind of mental illness of its own, and it's ironic how often it happens when DL is discussing mental illness.
It doesn't help that Datalounge blocks legitimate news sources nowadays, ones that have the real information about this case, because it (probably deliberately) helps to embolden the late-night racist fuckheads on Datalounge and the pure uncut bullshit being spewed on here.
I recommend the article "What we know about the Philadelphia Police shooting of Walter Wallace Jr." which DL won't allow links to. Search for the full title in quotes, you'll get it. The AP article is pretty good as well: