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Patrick Johnson was no stranger to police. He was not a bad kid. Not a drug dealer or a gang member. Johnson had mental health problems.
The 18 year old was acting dangerous when his family called police. He was darting in and out of the house grabbing tree branches and trying to set them on fire. He was a danger to the family. Police with crisis intervention skills came to help, but Johnson lunged at them. When he was tasered he still kept acting violent. He was tasered a second time and died at Nazareth Hospital.
Neighbors said the police were constantly at the house for Johnson and another family memeber and that they did have mental health issues. They'd take him and keep him in hospital for a few days and send him back home.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loc...teen_dies_after_cops_forced_to_Taser_him.html
My heart goes out to this poor family. My heart goes out to the poor Officers. I can't imagine the pain these poor people had every single day dealing with a young adult who acted out through no fault of his own. I know the police felt awful. The family was known to Officer's in that district.
The 18 year old was acting dangerous when his family called police. He was darting in and out of the house grabbing tree branches and trying to set them on fire. He was a danger to the family. Police with crisis intervention skills came to help, but Johnson lunged at them. When he was tasered he still kept acting violent. He was tasered a second time and died at Nazareth Hospital.
Neighbors said the police were constantly at the house for Johnson and another family memeber and that they did have mental health issues. They'd take him and keep him in hospital for a few days and send him back home.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loc...teen_dies_after_cops_forced_to_Taser_him.html
My heart goes out to this poor family. My heart goes out to the poor Officers. I can't imagine the pain these poor people had every single day dealing with a young adult who acted out through no fault of his own. I know the police felt awful. The family was known to Officer's in that district.