To compare home visits that typical social workers make to going into a hostile situation with an armed and (possibly) mentally ill person is a giant leap. In fact...they are in no way comparable. If any school social worker showed up to a home and the parent had a bat swinging it around what do you think there first action would be? Call 9-1-1. And it wouldn't be to bring in more social workers.
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To compare home visits that typical social workers make to going into a hostile situation with an armed and (possibly) mentally ill person is a giant leap. In fact...they are in no way comparable. If any school social worker showed up to a home and the parent had a bat swinging it around what do you think there first action would be? Call 9-1-1. And it wouldn't be to bring in more social workers.
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Isn't what you consider 'christian living" subjective?
Seems more like judgement and that's not our job.
How about this? A man I had worked with started coming to our church because he had seen 2 men who acted the same way on the job as they do at church and we both attend the same place. Me and another Illini fan actually. He's a season ticket guy.
That's more of an observation than a judgement.
If you are doing the opposite of what the Bible says, nobody has to judge you, it's obvious.
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Yes, they do.
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Having lived in the UK from 2013-2016, I can say that they are generally nicer overall than people in the US. People here just don't seem to be very nice to each other. I do a simple non-scientific study every day. When I hold the door open for someone, I check to see if they say thank you. If someone opens the door for me and I say thank you, I check for a "you're welcome". Rarely does anyone say thank you or you're welcome. Common courtesy in this country is gone. It's not gone in the UK, at least it wasn't then. In the US, it seems like it's "all about me" and if I don't get what I want or what I deserve, then look out.
Of course, it's not as simple as that but in general, it seems to me like we (the royal we) don't treat each other with courtesy and respect like was done in the past. Maybe we should.
OT from mental illness and in a similar to vein to your point. I think we have a very confrontational society in the US where petty differences and incidents of so called 'disrespect' are more likely to turn violent. Our court system is also a contributor where wild accusations, exaggerations and hyperbole are commonplace and taken seriously, making it much less likely of an amicable resolution between the parties.
A lawyer's job is to win for their client, not to see justice done. They will argue for said client even when they know that they are wrong. Winning and getting paid are the things that matter. Unfortunately we have city, state, and national governments full of them acting exactly this way. Win at all costs and make all you can.
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrong.
Lawyers are officers of the court. Yes, they have a duty to zealously represent their clients, but they cannot lie to the court or misrepresent facts, and they cannot make arguments in bad faith. Most states have adopted a version of this rule: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/..._conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/
Of course, as in any profession, there are those that skirt the rules or act boorishly. But you can't judge the whole profession by that, the same way you can't judge any other profession by their worst examples. And unlike many professions, lawyers have a professional license that can be suspended or revoked if they run afoul of the rules.
Seems to me... if the guy with the bat was swinging for the fences and about to hit a home run with an officer's head, then the other officer is justified shooting him in the "I feared for my life" scenario.
Something less than that I would think the officers are going to be hard pressed to justify killing this guy.
I would hope the two officers could have triangulated for an eventually clear taser shot, or better yet to get the guy to chill down a bit with time.
But we won't know much until the body cams are released.
Something less than that I would think the officers are going to be hard pressed to justify killing this guy.
I would hope the two officers could have triangulated for an eventually clear taser shot, or better yet to get the guy to chill down a bit with time.
But we won't know much until the body cams are released.
GRAPHIC: ISP releases body camera video of Peoria officer involved shooting
Illinois State Police released footage of the deadly Peoria officer involved shooting that happened last month.
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Body camera footage, from who i believe to be Da’Monte has been released.
The other officer in the picture looks like a white guy, so the body cam is probably on Damonte.GRAPHIC: ISP releases body camera video of Peoria officer involved shooting
Illinois State Police released footage of the deadly Peoria officer involved shooting that happened last month.
Body camera footage, from who i believe to be Da’Monte has been released.
The news lady said the guy hit an officer with his bat, and that officer shot him.
The white officer is the only one that could have been hit with the bat, but I don't see a gun or taser in either hand.
There is a sequence where he goes out of the video, so did he draw and fire then?
Damonte looks like he has a gun in his hand, but I am hard pressed to see where/when he aims and shoots it.
Would have been nice to have audio on the video.
I really can't tell if he was shot before or after he started to run away.
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