Code inspector goes to house over tall grass complaints; resident has mental health crisis and points gun at inspector; cops come in armored vehicle and shoot resident to death (www.kjrh.com)

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[-] TacticalSanta@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 days ago

Good ol' USA, not only do people with severe mental illness have no way to address it adequately, they are also armed, and the common response is to treat them like they are domestic terrorists.

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