OOOooops. My bad. The kid is white and has autism, the race of the officers is unknown, the mom called for help b/c her son who was having a meltdown, and the spokesperson of the Salt Lake City Police Department said:
"Mom can say whatever she wants, but there's this investigation that has to happen".
No riots. Just a anxious mother who is waiting patiently for her son to get better and justice to happen.
I am the mom of a child with Autism. I worked for the school district (bus driver) in my area that specializes in kids like mine. Sometimes, during a "meltdown" even with my training and home experience, I couldn't calm the kid down. Other kids would be at risk. The first step then is to call and see if another driver is empty and in your area. Why? Because we are trained, yearly, and this is what we do. If no one was around, we reluctantly called for the police. Police aren't trained for this. Last time I called for police help a gun was pointed at an 13 year old. I trained for 40 hours every year, plus having one at home, and had 21 years experience, and sometimes I couldn't bring the kid down. The police deal with "normal" people who act out, who have the ability to understand they need to stop. They don't know what to do with kids/adults on a spectrum with IQ's ranging from 40-160. Who don't process words and concepts like you do. Parents don't have a good option in these situations. Oh, FYI, social workers won't come out to help either. They tell you to call the cops.
Thank you for this comment. I am well aware as a father of an autistic child myself. But luckily, my child communicates well and we can manage her meltdowns. Now, the reason of my post was just to show the difference of coverage and reactions by the press and the liberals regarding the police actions. If this child were black, I'm 100% sure, it would have made the news 24/7 and protests would have ensued.