Oh boy....I hate to see stories like this...

[ITD]

Originally Posted by ITD

Yes, I think it comes down to the situation. Someone with a knife to someone else's throat calls for immediate action. On the other hand someone alone in a house holding a knife, there is probably no reason to rush.

I agree it's a tough situation for cops. It will be interesting to see if there is any type of training for dealing with mental illness. Hopefully the crackerjack journalists out there will find out.

Jon Decker, of the Laconia Daily Sun, wrote an article about police training for response to mentally ill crisis. It is well written and on spot. My comment above was pretty sarcastic, I didn't think a reporter would be on top of this. Kudos to Mr. Decker.

https://www.laconiadailysun.com/news...2bb05e144.html