[Fido969]

Actually, they didn't "take him out" but he probably has several million dollars worth of medical expenses in front of him.

“He sees the badge and he automatically thinks you are going to kill him or he has to defend himself in some way,” she said.

Mental illness or autism? Probably a good bet.

[Zhang Fei]

[Actually, they didn’t “take him out” but he probably has several million dollars worth of medical expenses in front of him. ]

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She may have believed the media’s crap about cops being trigger-happy stone killers and bet that he would go out in a hail of bullets. Insurance will presumably cover the medical expenses. And, if it comes to that, indigents get free medical care. Not risk-free, but perhaps good enough to roll the dice.

Again, maybe I’m too cynical. What I’ve discovered with many news items, however, is that I’ve not been cynical enough.

[utax]

“Mental illness or autism? Probably a good bet.”

Autism.

[Svartalfiar]

Mental illness or autism? Probably a good bet.

Well, if you read the first sentence of the excerpt, you would have your answer!

ALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 13-year-old Utah boy with autism was shot by police after his mother asked for help getting him hospital mental-health treatment and officers agreed to talk with him, police footage released Monday showed.