Girl, Ebony

Killed because they called for help

racismschool:

amodernmanifesto:

ANOTHER YOUNG Black man was gunned down by New York City police in early September—one in a long list of people killed by those who were supposed to “protect and serve” them.

On September 7, 26-year-old Walwyn “Smiley” Jackson was shot by police in Queens. His family had called 911 when they found him holding a kitchen knife to his own throat. Jackson was distraught at being unemployed and unable to provide for his 2-week-old son, Landon.

As Jackson’s grandmother, Gloria Cameron, said in an interview:

We called 911 because we wanted an ambulance to come to take him to the hospital. He was no threat or harm to anyone but himself. When [the police] came to the door, I didn’t want to let them in. They told us to get out of the way and stay downstairs. One of them went for their gun as they went upstairs. I tried to tell them he’s sick. I started to cry and then I heard the shot. He never even made a sound.

What little coverage there is in the mainstream media described Jackson simply as an “emotionally disturbed man,” wielding a seven-inch knife. “That’s what bothers me the most,” said another family member. “He wasn’t ‘emotionally disturbed,’ he was just depressed.”

More in today’s “I hate everything” news. 

I’ve had to call 911 numerous times for clients that were suicidal or severely disoriented. Even if the person is not posing a harm to anyone and you emphasize that police are not needed, they still send cops first. In fact, what they appear to do is sends cops then have cops request an ambulance. Too many times even EMTs have no idea how to respond to the mentally ill. If the person is not violent, they incite violence.

And folks wonder why mentally ill folks, especially those of color, have little use for the systems supposedly in place to help.

(via forgetpolitics)

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