A while back a gunman held hostage three women employees at the state mental hospital.
Authorities were called in.
At one point there was a clear view of the gunman at a window.
The crowd kept yelling out to shoot him.
The rely they got was that the authorities wanted a peaceful solution or outcome.
More and more time passed by. Things got worse one woman bled to death.
The two injured survivors could Not even sue the state because they were state employees.
Seems as if things have not changed in 'response time' just as it was back then.
Do you have more details - like the state, or name of hospital.
I'm interested in seeing what the overall facts were.
I found an item, but I am not sure if it's the same incident. It doesn't seem to be.
However, it has an interesting detail.
Two Nurses Shot During Standoff
Police Capt. Thomas LaCrosse, at a news conference late this afternoon, said police became more concerned for the safety of the hostages early Friday, after Czajkowski started referring to the two women as "suspects" instead of "witnesses" as he had earlier in the standoff, and refused to let either police or family members speak to the women to determine their condition.
LaCrosse said it was "routine" for the State Police Special Emergency Response Team to break windows to gain visual access in situations such as this, but no suspect has ever responded by shooting.
"Routine" led to an unexpected and deadly response.
That's interesting, in the context of officers using judgment versus protocol.
I guess protocol trumps judgment.
Residents weren't happy about the outcome of police protocol, and a psychiatric aide said they set the guy off and triggered him to pull the trigger.
One resident said, he thinks the state police made a mistake, and caused innocent people to lose their lives.
I wonder what might have been the response, if the actions of the police had resulted in the death of one or more of those children at Robb's school , from a cop's bullets.
I have seen some cops traumatized over the death of a "kid" they gunned down.
I remember
that boy that had a toy gun, who was shot by police.
I see humans who make mistakes while trying to do their job. I don't condemn them for trying.
However, some are eager to do so.
As
@stvdv said... and I agree, "I could not do what they do."
I'm wondering though, if the guy holding the women hostage, were our mentally ill dad, would we have been happy the cops wanted to negotiate, and bring a peaceful end, thereby giving him a chance, or would we have been yelling, "Take him out now that you have the chance. Shoot him in the head."
Thanks though
@URAVIP2ME, you gave me an idea.
I have begun doing a historical search.
Pennsylvania standoff ends after 33 hours of police negotiations, hostages rescued
A police standoff in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, came to a peaceful end Tuesday night after
over 30 hours of negotiations with a suspect who barricaded himself inside an apartment with two hostages.
Authorities first responded to the scene of the apartment at around noon on June 28 when Derrick Hutcherson, 36, shot a 25-year-old Lower Paxton Township woman...
During that time, the perpetrator fired multiple shots at officers and the officers ran out of options.
Hard job it is. Must be quite tiring, and painful... not to mention, dangerous.
We both know the reason is, it's Satan's world, and the only solution is God's kingdom.
Many don't believe this, but at least some are taking it to heart.
