The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

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Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I see they shot up and killed unarmed woman with her child in her car in DC Thursday.I see some problems arise from this issue.

She used her vehicle as a weapon... she ran down a federal officer with her car. That's a very, very serious charge. On top of that she rammed the White House & Capitol gates, lead police on an 80 mph chase through one of the busiest tourist zones in the world, caused multiple accidents along the way, refused to surrender multiple times, and was aggressive towards police. I'm kind of surprised they didn't pick her off before they did, to be honest.

That being said, it turns out the woman does have a history of mental issues. But how are police supposed to know that? Even if they did, she was obviously out of control & dangerous. Unfortunately, this is just another sad example of how America as a society needs to get real about tackling mental health issues. Almost all of our homeless population, and everyone who commits these horrible mass shootings are all mentally ill people who slipped between the cracks. What's it going to take for us to reexamine our system of dealing with folks with mental issues?