Posted on 01/16/2014 7:48:02 PM PST by Arthurio
An 18-year-old mentally ill boy who was killed by police was 'shot to death like dog', a close family friend said today.
Keith Vidal was already restrained by two police officers when a third officer shot him in the chest on Sunday after allegedly saying 'I don't have time for this'.
The officer was preparing to fire a second shot when he was grabbed by the victim's step father.
Vidal, who was having a schizophrenic episode, did not pose a threat to any of the officers - who had been called to help by his family, friends said.
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“And the mentally ill are on the streets because of lack of resources available to help them and laws that prevent the involuntary hospitalization of non-minors”
That’s a shame.
My apologies. The “pigs” comment was from the post I originally responded to, another Freeper.
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