But when medical staff at the clinic asked him to empty his pockets, he left and went about two miles down the road. His family was there when he ran. They said they called police immediately. The family says Laperriere had bear spray and a knife on him, which his family said he carried because they live in an RV park.
You did an excellent job of unpacking this story and topic.
Gosh, how I wish everyone would understand this.
"Ironically, these videos serve as public service announcements explaining why police officers, rather than therapists, are sent to respond to these calls. There would have been dead therapists."
We mentioned the same case in our articles:
But when medical staff at the clinic asked him to empty his pockets, he left and went about two miles down the road. His family was there when he ran. They said they called police immediately. The family says Laperriere had bear spray and a knife on him, which his family said he carried because they live in an RV park.
This was the Ocala case mentioned in my article.
You did an excellent job of unpacking this story and topic.
Gosh, how I wish everyone would understand this.
"Ironically, these videos serve as public service announcements explaining why police officers, rather than therapists, are sent to respond to these calls. There would have been dead therapists."