“There are too many stories where the police are called even for things as simple as a wellness check and the person everyone is concerned about ends up dead.”
I am sure they make SOME where no one turns up dead. It would be interesting to know the percentage of the bad ones.
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Sorry, we can't discuss that. Doing so would not fit into the anti-police agenda.
I lived in CA for over a decade, and in police code, a “51-50” means a possible psychiatric situation; the subject is “a danger to himself or to others.”
This usually means the 911 caller felt endangered and called for protection. So the cops immediately know they might be endangered, too.
Seems like, IIRC, 51-50s used to require backups from trained mental health personnel. They’d be prepared with trancs and a straitjacket.
But they’re saying this guy had epilepsy? And cops were called? Doesn’t add up. Should have called for paramedics, not cops.