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by joshuamorton 2050 days ago
This is a symptom of people being to primed to believe that mentally ill people are dangerous, not a legitimate cause for concern.

Purple call the police on someone yelling. A mentally ill person yelling isn't a danger. They might be in crisis or pain, or they might be unable to effectively communicate.

A gun didn't help in any of those, the vast, vast majority of cases.