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monodescarado t1_ira09c1 wrote

While the focus in this incident will end up being how many shots the police fired at a man with a knife, the real focus should be this:

> “In March of 2020, he stabbed two family members, a sister…he stabbed her in both her neck and her hand," Graveline said at the news conference. "As well as a brother in the top of his head as the brother came to defend the sister."

> “What we have found unfortunately is a system that has failed Mr. Burks on several different occasions," Graveline said. "That schizophrenia manifested itself into violent behavior. We have seen a pattern of him being brought to psychological services and being released and not being followed up with taking his medication."

America, get your shit together. Stop voting for people who reject bills aimed at helping people with mental health problems… and also train your police better.

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