Actually, the problem is/was caused by the ACLU lawsuits that keep the paranoid and or psychotic schizophrenics living out in the community and free to discontinue their medication instead of in some institution or group home where their safety and the safety of the community can be better maintained.
Then we expect the cops to deal with them in a non-lethal manner when it all goes to sh!t in a second.
I’d agree with that to a point. However the answer isn’t to lock everyone up and shooting someone solely because they are suicidal is not right.