EuphoricVibez 9 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Linden Cameron, who has Asperger's, a form of autism, is now in a serious condition in hospital, his mother said. Golda Barton said she had believed police attending on Friday night would use "the most minimal force possible". Salt Lake City Police Sgt Keith Horrocks told reporters that the incident was now being investigated. Speaking to local CBS-affiliate KUTV, Ms Barton said she told the 911 operator that her son needed to be taken to hospital for treatment. He was experiencing a crisis because it was her first day back at work in almost a year and "he has bad separation anxiety", she said. "I said, he's unarmed, he doesn't have anything, he just gets mad and he starts yelling and screaming," Ms Barton said. "He's a kid, he's trying to get attention, he doesn't know how to regulate." At a press conference, Sgt Horrocks said officers were called to a "violent psych issue" and reports that a boy - who they did not name - had made "threats to some folks with a weapon". He added that there was no indication when they attended that the boy was armed. An officer shot the boy when he tried to flee on foot, Sgt Horrocks said. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-54041549 This is absolutely horrifying. He had a meltdown because of his bad separation anxiety, and the police took it as a "violent psych issue". I don't think they need to deal with things like this at all. He/him/his Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G 10,512 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 3 minutes ago, EuphoricVibez said: Linden Cameron, who has Asperger's, a form of autism, is now in a serious condition in hospital, his mother said. Golda Barton said she had believed police attending on Friday night would use "the most minimal force possible". Salt Lake City Police Sgt Keith Horrocks told reporters that the incident was now being investigated. Speaking to local CBS-affiliate KUTV, Ms Barton said she told the 911 operator that her son needed to be taken to hospital for treatment. He was experiencing a crisis because it was her first day back at work in almost a year and "he has bad separation anxiety", she said. "I said, he's unarmed, he doesn't have anything, he just gets mad and he starts yelling and screaming," Ms Barton said. "He's a kid, he's trying to get attention, he doesn't know how to regulate." At a press conference, Sgt Horrocks said officers were called to a "violent psych issue" and reports that a boy - who they did not name - had made "threats to some folks with a weapon". He added that there was no indication when they attended that the boy was armed. An officer shot the boy when he tried to flee on foot, Sgt Horrocks said. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-54041549 This is absolutely horrifying. He had a meltdown because of his bad separation anxiety, and the police took it as a "violent psych issue". I don't think they need to deal with things like this at all. Welcome to the United Mistakes of America, where police officers are constantly encouraged to shoot first and ask questions later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 American police just shoots left and right, it's incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 40 minutes ago, EuphoricVibez said: An officer shot the boy when he tried to flee on foot, Sgt Horrocks said. Resisting arrest cannot be a death scentence. that is BULLSH!T! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl 3,575 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 That is absolutely insane, in the UK our police force are trained to deal with mental health support and guidance, why can't the same be done in the US? Trigger happy ego centric psychopaths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookerDotGov 542 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, MJHolland said: Resisting arrest cannot be a death scentence. that is BULLSH!T! Agreed. Most crimes that result in the police causing permanent injury or death to suspects should not be a death sentence and I do not get why that is so hard for some to understand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronSpears 2,128 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Police in the US are just truly the worst. We need to make changes. I hope Biden will actually do something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
homomo 23,883 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Beyond ****ed up. This is why fully trained crisis intervention teams would benefit more in situations like these. Not police officers who probably chatted (and joked) about mental health for one week of their 6 month training course. 0110100001100101011011000110110001101111 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gracious Gaga 17,163 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 disgusting. end the police. ♥ Kindness Police. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasclautmangos 2,746 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 How does an officer shoot a 13 year old for just running? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter 14 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 POLICE REFORM NEEDS TO HAPPEN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipper 13,114 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 51 minutes ago, EuphoricVibez said: This is absolutely horrifying. He had a meltdown because of his bad separation anxiety, and the police took it as a "violent psych issue". I don't think they need to deal with things like this at all. There should be a reform on incoming police officers requiring at least an Associates degree on psychology, sociology, criminal justice, or anthropology as a form of diversity/culture training. Currently an AS is optional and most officers pass with a 4 month police academy training course depending on state. 🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶🩶 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumors 24 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 This is very bizarre. How come incidents like this keeps happening? Hello, how are you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusKeepBreathin 19,311 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Wait, the officer shot him as he was running away. So he posed no threat to the officers safety. This is a pretty open an shut case. That officer should be charged. "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." -Martin Luther King Jr. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkje 751 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 That is just disgusting. As someone who has autism herself I understand that people can be very confusing sometimes. May the victim rest in peace! Stanlist: Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Fifth Harmony girls, unperfect, Grace VanderWaal, Rina Sawayama Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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