"Are you telling me that the ONE police officer who was trained to deal with the mentally impaired could have handled it appropriately?"

Yes. The ONE officer trained in how to deal with disturbed persons could have made a difference. Not by physically restraining him but by knowing what to say, what not to say and how to say it, how to use body language, etc. Several people on the scene said police provoked NJ by the language they used. The point of the special training is that you approach the disturbed person a certain way that will not increase his agitation.

I have to admire NJ's family because they asked that a march on City Hall by ministers be abandoned because they did not want to raise tensions in the city which was just starting to heal from the riots over this issue of white ON black killing by the police. I commend them.

www.cincypost.com/2003/12...-2003.html

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Now Ms. Green frack wearer ;) do you think that Bruce G. is just a pyaa pyaa yes man to Uncle Eddie? The program Wignall mentioned was shown on Cablevision today but I missed the first part (dang!) but saw the discussion with DK, etc. Looks like MW is mighty disappointed in Bruce. I personally don't like pyaa pyaa people, but where are the alternatives if the JLP is to win an election on the national level?