Ok, before all the questions and slams come in, I do research with mentally ill and their interactions with emergency and LE. I am more than aware that once a suicide by cop event starts there is not much that you can do and my heart goes out to the officer that may have to pull the trigger. Your doing your job and it sucks you were put in that position.
My question is more about the folks in your community that are well "off" that you run into regularly. Most of you in LE have your local "fruitcakes" that either make you mad or make you laugh on a daily basis. Do you think you can spot the ones that could be potential suicide by cop offenders? Keep in mind, no one is a mind reader and anyone can snap but some studies seem to be showing that there are signs to be aware of when chatting/encountering mentally ill regulars in your area. Some include the offenders chatter about "which is the gun", "which is the tazer" on your belt, "am I making you really mad right now" statements, "have you ever shot a person before" statements. This is just a few items that have come up in a recent FBI study of the subject.
So if you have a few nutty persons in your area, do you think you would be clued into this event or not? Keep this civil, I am not LE nor putting LE on the defense. I am only interested in your thoughts on this matter.
My question is more about the folks in your community that are well "off" that you run into regularly. Most of you in LE have your local "fruitcakes" that either make you mad or make you laugh on a daily basis. Do you think you can spot the ones that could be potential suicide by cop offenders? Keep in mind, no one is a mind reader and anyone can snap but some studies seem to be showing that there are signs to be aware of when chatting/encountering mentally ill regulars in your area. Some include the offenders chatter about "which is the gun", "which is the tazer" on your belt, "am I making you really mad right now" statements, "have you ever shot a person before" statements. This is just a few items that have come up in a recent FBI study of the subject.
So if you have a few nutty persons in your area, do you think you would be clued into this event or not? Keep this civil, I am not LE nor putting LE on the defense. I am only interested in your thoughts on this matter.

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