tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259695754623350932.post3884844033770900472..comments2023-05-20T01:34:12.944-07:00Comments on Things that I think about when I'm doing something else...: Not again... please, never again.Brighterbuchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03772448991296337808noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259695754623350932.post-84270197947162730782013-08-01T09:03:31.467-07:002013-08-01T09:03:31.467-07:00I posted this repsonse on Facebook, but felt it sh...I posted this repsonse on Facebook, but felt it should be included here. A variety of comments, opinions and passions from my friends. Thank you for that. Like many of you, I don't want to lose faith in the police and so part of me holds on to the hope that we can somehow explain what happened... Like others, I am so incensed I want to vent my pain and anger on someone or someones... As I mentioned in the blog, I am hoping that we get to have a larger discussion about those in society who don't always fit the "norm". I have sat in my office speaking with young men who could easily have been Sammy... I've seen their behaviour become anti-social and belligerent...I have also seen those same kids resolve their behaviours before my eyes; get better with care; improve with medication... I also have friends diagnosed as autistic who could exhibit behaviours that could be interpreted as threatening or "wacky", but who are not a serious danger to anyone. I seen my own diabetic son exhibit anti-social, even threatening, behaviour when his blood sugar dropped dramatically due to a miscalculated insulin injection. Sammy didn't get the chance to be diagnosed, get better or be understood... and that's a tragedy. The lack of support for young people and adults who live outside the "norm" - from the government funding, to communities willing to talk and engage - is tragic. I'm not blaming any individual at this point, I am hoping for a wide community response.. we can do better. That could have been my son.<br />NormBrighterbuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772448991296337808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259695754623350932.post-73358125148853699432013-07-31T11:13:58.576-07:002013-07-31T11:13:58.576-07:00I don't think there is a need to wait to comme...I don't think there is a need to wait to comment on this - it clearly calls for discussion of many issues that badly need discusion. This takes nothing away from the many dedicated police officers who spend their lives keeping us safe. They must also wish that they had more skills and services available to help them when 18 year old children become violent. I can't imagine there are any police officers out there who think this was a good outcome, regardless of what may or may not have happened. The discusison being called for and any changes that could come from that discusison will only help police officers and in turn make our society a safer place for all of us. Thanks Norm!Amandanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259695754623350932.post-19765877493726357172013-07-31T08:43:54.258-07:002013-07-31T08:43:54.258-07:00I am awaiting the investigation by Internal Affair...I am awaiting the investigation by Internal Affairs, before making comment. He was asked repeatedly to put the knife down. I feel sick that he was 18, but am reserving judgement until the investigation is complete. I feel we judge police without all the facts, and put them at risk, when they are doing their job to protect us. I do not feel that this case is comparable to others recently in the news. Gail Weller ClarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com