“The police don’t have the mental capacity or the training to distinguish between crazy and maliciously aggressive.”
They used to. In 1990 I saw 6 NYPD cops trying to disarm and take in a whack job swinging a heavy jagged piece of steel. By the expressions on their faces they felt sorry for the guy and were taking their time, darting in and out, waiting for an opening. They were twenty-somethings at the time. No doubt all retired now.
Wonderful cop story.