sidewinder27
Sharpshooter
Problem is that the ones specially TRAINED to deal with these situations call those who are NOT to handle them. I see it all the time, "out of control kid" "out of control adult at group home" etc. People are lightning quick to pass the liability on to us...gee thanks.
My wife has only had to call one time. They start with a team call which is comprised of various teachers and administration that are trained, they work to get control through Dept. of Ed approved ways. They would have cleared the room at the start of the team call but they would then keep the child in that room and call the parents and then they still give them up to 30 min to get there. If the parent can't get there or even that doesn't work then they call the police.
This is why all LEO's need more training in how to deal with special needs and the mentally disabled. What that SRO did was completely wrong and he should have known that it was. How many times do we have to see special needs person killed because they couldn't comprehend the commands being given to them. There are better ways and they must be taught and used.