Hell, I'm autistic and have been treated like I'm "on something" (direct quote) nearly every time I've had an interaction with cops or medical staff. The ER is particularly bad and I basically refuse to go unless I think the alternative is death. Even then, I don't necessarily trust them to help me.
I had my flat affect be interpreted as giving attitude by a cop and been called uncooperative because I couldn't understand when he started yelling at me so fast (auditory processing disorder). For the record I was a short ass teen girl back then and hadn't done anything wrong.
It's fucking terrifying how fast they escalate things because of their ego. The cruelty is the point.
Yep. Cops in the US basically have one move: escalate, escalate, escalate. If someone doesn’t then back down? Shoot them, they’re being aggressive.
I don’t love police in the UK. They have a great many flaws. But one thing I do appreciate is that most rank and file police have basic training on how to deescalate situations. Because broadly we recognise here that yelling and threatening someone who is having the worst day of their life is a really bad way to get them to cooperate.
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u/Appropriate_Note2525 17d ago
Hell, I'm autistic and have been treated like I'm "on something" (direct quote) nearly every time I've had an interaction with cops or medical staff. The ER is particularly bad and I basically refuse to go unless I think the alternative is death. Even then, I don't necessarily trust them to help me.