The War On
The term "the war on (you fill in he blank) has been overused in our society.
Both police and citizens have hardly noticed that ever since the 1960's our police departments have become more and more militarized (SWAT teams , etc) the war on drugs, crime etc. There are ample examples of over zealous cops whose actions at minimum were negligent. Many police departments fail in educating police in situations involving mental patients who much act like this 95 year old and as a consequence police only exacerbate the situation creating unnecessary harm to these people
It is not in our American nature to pre-judge those who protect us solders, cops, etc but the fact remains that given the nature of human beings we fail sometimes. In that same vein police departments are known for not crossing that line of silence.
In this situation, if true, the medical staff requested tending to the 95 year old and since they dealt with this guy chances are they could have controlled this situation.
There is a deeper issue here and as stated above it has to do with the changing attitude of the role police play in our lives and the challenges it creates to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Amendments
As to individual situations such as this the truth depends on whose ox is being gored.
My prayers extend to both this 95 year old man and the police involved
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