socatsucks t1_j1rccms wrote
Reply to comment by sboy12456 in Baltimore County Police gives life-saving info for mental health crisis during holidays by greenhousecrtv
The cops have done nothing but imply that if you call them instead of this number, which they did not set up and have nothing to do with, they will murder your loved one having a mental health crisis. This number was set up by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline because they do what cops pretend to do.
DeliMcPickles t1_j1rjh9j wrote
Huh?
socatsucks t1_j1ropxn wrote
There seems to be a big misconception that cops have something to do with 988. They do not. The cops will shoot you if you are having a mental health emergency. It is important that we are not giving them any credit for this, despite the fact that the implication seems to be that they are somehow involved, whether by them or outside parties.
It’s just like the two wonderful women who tracked down and found that missing baby and then the cops posing for pics with the baby and implying they were somehow involved. It’s called copaganda. Police departments hire entire PR teams to do shit like this.
DeliMcPickles t1_j1rt4zo wrote
I mean they're clearly involved here because they shared it. Also I don't think you'll find any cops who pretend that mental health is what they're trained for.
TheSpektrModule t1_j1sowa4 wrote
> The cops will shoot you if you are having a mental health emergency.
Give me a break. Most of the people who get shot during "mental health emergencies" are also waving around a knife or a gun.
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