To be more clear, I think the police here went out of their way to keep this dude safe, and they would have been justified to use more aggressive methods, including a taser. I don't know if I would have blamed them for shooting him. I do think people have more sympathy for the mentally afflicted than they would for someone who was just acting like a jackass.
I kind of feel sorry for the cops in these cases. I mean being targets to these guys who want to be offed. Kevorkian was at least willing to help when people asked him.
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