Barbarella wrote:
like, we got lucky that the officer leading that team actually had mentally ill family, and could handle the situation relatively well - but no matter how good they are at it, they're still a uniformed officer with a gun, and that can be absolutely terrifying to someone who's in a psychotic state.
(thankfully my mom was loopy and thought they were her friends, but it coulda gone so badly)
BunnyButts wrote:
when I had my mom committed, I didn't realize til after I signed the papers they were gonna send the police, like, I put my signature down and the magistrate said, "the police will be at your house as soon as possible" and my heart just SUNK.Barbarella wrote:
What is upsetting to me tho is I have a neighbor who is like, level ten mentally ill and I can tell she's slipping but there's no one to call for a wellness check other than the police, and I know that's never actually helpful
so she's just over there suffering because her family doesn't check on her and anyone who tries to talk to her gets lashed out at.
but who do you call cuz no matter who you call they just send cops
I get that 100% seriously what dumbass thought that cops responding to health concerns was a good ideaBunnyButts wrote:
I think we have a response time of like 5 minutes but I dont call cops its annoying when youre trying to joy ride and every 3 miles u see a cop
I never call the cops if I can help it.I think we have a response time of like 5 minutes but I dont call cops its annoying when youre trying to joy ride and every 3 miles u see a cop
What is upsetting to me tho is I have a neighbor who is like, level ten mentally ill and I can tell she's slipping but there's no one to call for a wellness check other than the police, and I know that's never actually helpful
so she's just over there suffering because her family doesn't check on her and anyone who tries to talk to her gets lashed out at.
but who do you call cuz no matter who you call they just send cops
like, we got lucky that the officer leading that team actually had mentally ill family, and could handle the situation relatively well - but no matter how good they are at it, they're still a uniformed officer with a gun, and that can be absolutely terrifying to someone who's in a psychotic state.
(thankfully my mom was loopy and thought they were her friends, but it coulda gone so badly)