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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:14 AM Jul 2013

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Is this how you deal with a suicidal 15 year old?

Jeebus. 'Murica.

http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/1987754.html

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Is this how you deal with a suicidal 15 year old? (Original Post) TalkingDog Jul 2013 OP

Unbelievable. Whoever thought this was a good idea? Arkansas Granny Jul 2013 #1

Folks, if you have a suicidal loved one BainsBane Jul 2013 #2

Reading the story gives better context. Teen with a gun. They tried talking to him. uppityperson Jul 2013 #3

A paramilitary response where none is called for is an over reaction. TalkingDog Jul 2013 #4

Unless he had someone hostage BainsBane Jul 2013 #5

How dare you! Common Sense Party Jul 2013 #6

So this is how it's going to be from now on? TalkingDog Jul 2013 #8

No! An officer might have been injured. Next time just use a drone. nt Demo_Chris Jul 2013 #7

Or better yet, carpet bomb the whole neighborhood just to be sure TalkingDog Jul 2013 #9

Arkansas Granny

(31,525 posts)

1. Unbelievable. Whoever thought this was a good idea?

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:21 AM

Jul 2013

BainsBane

(53,041 posts)

2. Folks, if you have a suicidal loved one

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:23 AM

Jul 2013

Please call a mental health professional rather than the police.

uppityperson

(115,678 posts)

3. Reading the story gives better context. Teen with a gun. They tried talking to him.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:32 AM

Jul 2013

When more info comes out, there will be more ability to decide whether or not this was an over reaction or not.

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

4. A paramilitary response where none is called for is an over reaction.

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:39 AM

Jul 2013

He had one gun. Not an arsenal, not a bomb. He wasn't a terrorist.

BainsBane

(53,041 posts)

5. Unless he had someone hostage

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:41 AM

Jul 2013

which the article doesn't mention, it was an over reaction.

Common Sense Party

(14,139 posts)

6. How dare you!

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:42 AM

Jul 2013

How DARE you try to inject logic and facts into an emotional, kneejerk, anti-authoritarian thread!

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

8. So this is how it's going to be from now on?

Reply to Common Sense Party (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 04:36 PM

Jul 2013

Every little blip, every upset person with a gun or knife is going to call for a platoon of soldiers to invade neighborhoods to "keep us safe"?

How ever did we deal with such incidents before 9-11? How ever did we survive without all those weapons to protect us?

This thread isn't anti-authoritarian. It's anti-stupidity.

Demo_Chris

(6,234 posts)

7. No! An officer might have been injured. Next time just use a drone. nt

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 11:47 AM

Jul 2013

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

9. Or better yet, carpet bomb the whole neighborhood just to be sure

Reply to Demo_Chris (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 23, 2013, 04:37 PM

Jul 2013

Can't have any depressed people out there wandering around.

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