Anonymous has left a new comment on my post "Why Did The Sergeant Die?":
I believe that the whole tragedy is a very powerful statement about the condition of services and support for those with mental health conditions. As someone who has struggled with severe depression and has had to access mental health services, they are disgracefully underfunded and under-resourced.
I think it is a statement about how little we care about those who suffer from metal health conditions and how the stigma associated with them is still overwhelming.
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My mind dwells on unfinished stories. I have yet to see a rational explanation for why Sergeant Ryan Russell lay dead on the ground.
I do not understand why, if he was chasing the snow plow, his police car would have been rammed resulting in his death.
Additional police cars arrived on the scene, rammed the snow plow and stopped the rampage.
The driver jumped out and ran away in his bare feet, Why was it necessary for the officers to unholster guns and shoot him?
There were no witnesses. People reported hearing shots.Pop Pop Pop
Why did theft of a snow plow, and a driving rampage,warrant shooting? Even if there was justification,a hail of bullets from several guns, no matter how skilled the shooters, are not in the interest of public safety.
Why is a person with authority to obtain the answers not asking the question?
1) the day it happened blair and ford did speak about it via press conferences
ReplyDelete2)that day many media reports and articles i have read since indicated he was not in pursuit of the suspect, rather, because they were tracking the truck via its GPS system, they had setup numerous blockades...sadly, the truck driver rammed the blockade that Sgt. Ryan Russells car was in (he was standing outside of it).
3)I know you have a desire to know the facts and all the details, but our legal system and the accused are the priority there.
sadly, the truck driver rammed the blockade that Sgt. Ryan Russell’s car was in (he was standing outside of it)".
ReplyDeleteThe last sentence says it all Doesn’t it, and yes it is extremely important to know all the facts so that this needless loss can be avoided at all cost in the future. It’s no mystery that being a police officer comes with risks , but the level of risk one takes on the job should still be weighed heavily against the other off the job responsibilities in your life, In this case Sgt. Russell’s level of risk has left a fatherless child, a grieving wife and a shattered family