Cops Hunt Down & Kill Man After He Makes A YouTube Video That Police Find "Threatening"

[99th_Monkey]

8. One of the reasons I live in Portland OR

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is that I have an adult (white) son who suffers from bipolar disorder, and who has serious episodes every 2-3 years. He's been taken into custody numerous times by police, who have so far managed to not shoot him dead. He has been tasered many times.

I'm super grateful for the Portland Police who did show some restraint, compassion and understanding when dealing with my son. Portland cops are not necessarily noted for their restraint when dealing with minorities and/or poor and/or mentally ill, but in my son's case; they have generally behaved like good cops, not bad.

ON EDIT: For the record, my son is NOT suicidal, but is a danger to himself during a serious episode. There can be a huge difference between these two (suicidal and being a danger to self) but they can be virtually indistinguishable to someone untrained and/or who doesn't intimately know the person.