Martinez was in a locked down psychiatric ward for three days which is the maximum amount of time they can hold you in such facilities against your will. He probably refused treatment or the treatment he received was insufficient. You probably can't regain control over a serious mental illness in three days. When released, he attacked the first cop he saw.

Now I'm going to go read the rest of the article.

On edit: Well, I guess that's all there is to the article. But I'm thinking that's how it went down.

I wish we would train our cops more thoroughly when it comes to handling the mentally ill. It would be more fair to everyone, and it is a matter of life or death.

I was in the emergency room almost a year ago when a mentally ill man was brought in for treatment by two cops. He was hostile and attempted to be violent. I was relieved to see how professionally the man was treated by the policemen. I think they had been trained to handle such situations.

Before this clip there is some background, but not much.

That if smacked over your head would result in little more than an knot and perhaps some bleeding.

Which can be a pretty nasty thing.

speared by it.

Nor was he just waving it around and acting threatening - he'd already downed the hospital security guard.

Man should not have been released, obviously.

A disparaging word?

I had to down several strong drinks, then lie down for a while to recover from my fright, in addition to kissing a gun after seeing the picture of the "sign post." Don't know when I've been that terrified. I can only imagine what a policeman with all those various weapons might think.

Police: Man wielding 'edged weapon' dead after being shot by Fairfax County deputy
By Jeff Goldberg, ABC7 Monday, August 15th 2016

FAIRFAX, Va. (ABC7) — A man wielding an "edged weapon" is dead after being shot when he threatened a Fairfax County Sheriff's deputy near Inova Fairfax Hospital Monday evening, according to police.

The 29-year-old Jovany Martinez had been taken to Inova hospital earlier that afternoon, after he approached a police officer at a gas station on Little River Turnpike in Annandale, acting as if he was suffering from some sort of illness, according to Fairfax County Police.

"...the officer became concerned for Mr. Martinez as it appeared he was experiencing a medical emergency due to the extreme heat conditions and/or suffering from some form of mental health issue," Fairfax County Police said in a statement. The officer contacted Fairfax medics who transported Martinez to Inova Fairfax Hospital sometime after 2 p.m.

Police say Martinez was released later that evening. After he was discharged, authorities received two calls that a man was carrying a weapon at a bus stop near a hospital garage.

More:
http://wjla.com/news/crime/police-shots-fired-outside-inova-fairfax-hospital

What a completely irresponsible post.

whether it is or isn't, it's still irresponsible.

Grow up.