Family fears for autistic man's safety after police shooting
Source: Associated Press
Family fears for autistic man's safety after police shooting
Updated 7:12 pm, Saturday, July 23, 2016
MIAMI (AP) The autistic man who was the intended target of a police bullet is suffering from emotional distress, not eating and traumatized following the shooting of his caretaker.
Arnaldo Rios' mother, Gladys Soto, said during a Saturday news conference that she is worried about the safety of her son, who wandered back to the site of the Monday shooting a day later, threw himself on the ground and shouted: "I hate the police, I hate the police," The Miami Herald (http://hrld.us/2a6i7OP) reported Saturday.
"It's too emotional to see your baby caught up in something like this," Soto said. Miriam Soto said her brother is suffering from night terrors and is not sleeping or eating.
"He's not the same anymore," Miriam Soto said of her brother.
Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Family-fears-for-autistic-man-s-safety-following-8405245.php
strategery blunder
(4,225 posts)What's good for the goose is good for the gander and all that.
Don't make the taxpayers pay, make the criminal cops themselves pay.
Yes indeedy
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)possible to do such a thing.
That aside he still needs to be charged with assault at the very least if not attempted murder and he should be fired with the loss of all benefits.
ret5hd
(20,499 posts)to call an ambulance!
I really hate it when I do that!
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)the gun which I am only addressing at this moment could and probably was done without thought and without malice, that doesn't mean the officer should not be punished severely but it's the most likely reason for the shooting.
I say this because the guy shot clearly was no threat and had his hands visible raised up plus there were other officers present as well as civilians filming it so no cop is going to be stupid enough to deliberately shoot and unarmed suspect when they know for a fact that it's being filmed, not given the recent news over other police shootings.
ret5hd
(20,499 posts)In ANY circumstance...shooting, car wreck, construction work, anything?
I know my first instinct would be to tie their hands using anything I had available...rope, zip-ties, heck, handcuffs would be ideal! (That's why I always carry a pair in my first aid kit, and you should too!) To do otherwise would imply guilt, right?
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)he was negligent and should held accountable I am merely pointing on that it might not have been a deliberate premeditated act rather he could have simply pulled it because he got distracted and didnt realize it until it was to late.
For example, about 3 years ago when my mother was in the hospital before she died it was a rough time for me and I was going down to the hospital to see her every day atleast for an hour and because of the stress I ran probably atleast 4 stop signs during that period and 2 or 3 red lights and I consider myself a safe drive usually as under normal circumstances I do a complete stop at every sign and I almost never speed unlike many of the idiots in my area who think its ok to 80 in a 55.
So ya, stress can really screw someones head up.
ret5hd
(20,499 posts)cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)At a guess though he was trying to buy time to think of an excuse to cover his ass because he knows he is fucked.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)until the crisis is over. This cop has had weapons training over and over. Why was his finger on the trigger unless he intended to shoot?
Why did he tell the victim he didn't know why he shot him and a couple of days later say he was intending to shoot an unthreatening young man? I am sure he could see what was in his hand through his rifle scope. There were several times you could see him hold the truck out to look at it.
gopiscrap
(23,761 posts)most cops feel they can get away with anything. Shoot first and then the city's lawyers and police guild lawyers twist words and images to get you out of it!
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Who will help him with his trauma.
Poor man. And sympathy to his family, too.
marble falls
(57,106 posts)Ilsa
(61,695 posts)Has special training in ABA to effectively work with autistic people. Besides, even if the shooting victim is a pschiatrist or psychologist, they shouldn't be working on this particular problem with the autistic man. It's not professionally appropriate.
I suspect he needs a psychiatrist who can medically and cognitively guide him through his trauma.
On edit:
The subsequent reports refer to him as a "therapist", which could also mean speech, occupational, or recreational in the setting of a group home. If he had been a psychiatrist, I think the report would have referred to him as "Doctor".
LisaL
(44,973 posts)Presumably psychiatrists are abound there.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)I'm glad the autist is getting treatment. These types of events, especially with the loud noise of a gunshot, can be terrifying as some autistics have difficulty with the cognitive business of sorting through the details and performing tasks which help process.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)shut up.
Ilsa
(61,695 posts)My point was that the shooting victim couldn't be treated by the therapist who was dealing with him at the time of the shooting, and there are limits as to what behavioral therapists can address.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)to hit the autistic patient.
cstanleytech
(26,295 posts)Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)For the love of everything sane, stay away.
cannabis_flower
(3,764 posts)because there were only 3 comments and they weren't crazy.