I think this highlights how broken and dysfunctional our human communities in America are. Don't get me wrong, I am not directly faulting the other civilians present in the video, as we are products of our environments and have been brainwashed through propaganda and man made law to "let law enforcement handle it," or "it's not my problem." I would have just walked by the kid and went about my business too, and that would be disgusting for me to think to myself for one second that I am a good person- but allow someone with mental health issues to be killed by the police for no purposeful reason. That is pathetic of us as humans and as communities. American society and culture has trained us to view people like that kid as a crazy man and let the police handle it and go about our business, when he needed to be afforded the proper help. The end result is that the police WILL kill, as the police don't care, aren't trained, and aren't required to humanely deal with the mentally ill (hell they obviously don't deal with the non-ill population fairly either). The police here in Phoenix and AZ consistently kill people with mental health issues. That video along with you highlighting the fact of his issues has me taking a long hard look at myself and my community. I am involved in the community here on certain levels but it is time to bring this subject up at community meetings, specifically when the police are scheduled to be there to spread their propaganda.
Its time to encourage others to look in the mirror at themselves as well and stop acting like robots.
PEACE
