Armed man shot dead by police in Inglewood had schizophrenia, family says
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Police in Inglewood shot dead a man who they say was wielding a stick with a knife on one end. His family says the man had schizophrenia.

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He had a knife… on a stick.

I’ll need to see the video on this one, officers, but for now, mark me as damned skeptical that this killing was self-defense.

  • iamtrashman1312@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah. Can and have, plenty of times, armed with nothing and fully expected not to damage the people living in the facility.

    I can’t say I’ve never gotten bumps or bruises and it isn’t a job for everybody, but I’d argue that statement then goes double for someone who’s expected to respond to this sort of thing in a less controlled environment.