Comments on: Deadly Escambia County Deputy Involved Shooting Under Investigation

By: William Lingo

William Lingo — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 18:36:23 +0000

@eso Deputy, your comment “If he wanted help he would have driven to the nearest intake facility that treat mental health” is asinine at best. As a Deputy, you should know better, you have had training on dealing with mental health issues and you know that these people are not thinking clearly. I assume this is why you are not using your real name to make such an ignorant statement.

@Henry coe, well said sir, you are often the voice of reason on this site.

By: John

John — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:58:32 +0000

Spot on Robert!!!

By: John

John — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:56:33 +0000

Consequences for your actions!! No 8th place trophies here, nothing to see. please move on!!

By: Beeildered

Beeildered — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 20:05:11 +0000

Gregor needs to volunteer and be on the front lines next time someone wants to commit suicide by cop. It’s cruel to shine light in their eyes – really? Of course it’s in your best interest to blind someone who is aiming to shoot your behind. It’s not victim blaming – these Individuals are cowards who are not brave enough to go through with ending their own lives. Blame it on someone else …

By: Headshrunk

Headshrunk — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:44:06 +0000

For those who want to advocate for mental health professionals in the field, please keep your hopes realistic. It takes time to develop a dialog with a patient. If the person is not receptive to help, you are banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day you are still hands on, trying to physically restrain someone who may be intent on causing your and themselves harm. Psychiatrist deal with medications which means lab results and time are needed. Psychologist deal with counseling and that takes time. Most people seem to be hoping for a crisis negotiator with superpowers. Unrealistic expectations lead to disappointment, every time.

By: Gregor

Gregor — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 17:29:57 +0000

Right on, @Henry Coe. The story is light on the details of what happened. We don’t know how the officers approached the person in distress. There is a lot of victim-blaming going on in these comments.

One common approach we see on video is LEOs exacerbating the situation by shining blinding lights in the person’s eyes, barking orders through a megaphone, and pre-emptively drawing weapons in an attempt to physically “control and dominate” someone in a mental health crisis.

By: np630ss

np630ss — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:13:18 +0000

Let me start by saying I’ll support LEO’s. I’d like to offer my condolences to the family of the deceased. I also pray for emotional strength for the involved officers.
Now – as their title implies – they are law enforcement officers. NOT mental health advocates, psychologists or psychiatrists. They are there to prevent an individual from injuring the innocent, themselves and hopefully the suspect. When the shooting begins, the time for intervention is passed. I hope and pray everyone becomes aware of laws that allow individual to be committed for observation, without their consent. I don’t know the criteria for such actions, only that they exist. If you have a family member acting irrationally or with a history of mental health issues, please research these options.
May God Bless the victim’s soul.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:17:48 +0000

@Robert

No, we as a society should shoot them if they shoot at police. Quit trying to twist the story. You shoot at police, you get shot. End of story. There is no reasonable counter argument to that.

By: sue byrd

sue byrd — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:49:22 +0000

Mentally ill, depressed, etc., if you have a gun threatening to shoot yourself, do it. But shooting at the cop’s, what do you expect. Insurance should not pay because the man had intent to shoot himself, suicide.

By: Robert Bruner

Robert Bruner — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 07:19:50 +0000

I sure hope none of you ever have a family member with mental health issues. You seem to believe they have the ability to think and act rationally. So if your family member acts insane, we as a society should just shoot them and spare everyone some time.