On Escalation, De-Escalation, and "Deterrence"

Source: LRC
Published: Sep 20, 2023
Author: Caitlin Johnstone
Post Date: 2023-09-20 21:56:35 by Charles_Byrd
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A very confused and distressed young man wandered into our home on Sunday and began acting erratically. He was clearly suffering from a severe mental illness, probably schizophrenia, and from his nice clothes yet disheveled appearance I’m guessing he had a home somewhere but had been on the street for a few days.

My husband Tim began talking to him and trying to figure out how to help him, but when Tim tried walking with him outside the man slammed the door on him and started raving about “recruiters” and saying Tim was a pedophile.

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