Oooofff. Chief Harrington gave two of his officers the Medal of Valor for fatally shooting two severley mentally ill individuals. One a schizophrenic and the other an emotionally disturbed man with a history of illness.
Now I'm not saying anything about whether or not what the officers did was right or wrong. But the message the Chief is sending out to the people who suffer from mental illness is pretty insensitive. One of the officers is being sued by the family of the man he killed. To me these Awards look like a reward for the good guys taking the bad guys out. And the bad guys are the mentally ill who are in crisis. I guess I would like to see the medal of valor go to some officers who used the tazer or took a guy down without killing him. Why did he just give it to two cops who killed mentally ill individuals. I hope I don't have a crisis. I hope no one wins a medal of valor cuz I'm fighting monster cats so they kill me. I wish the police department would be more sensitive to us who struggle with mental illness. Ren�e Jenson Como _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [email protected] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
