Short Memories
A number of readers took issue with our take yesterday, that the NYC efforts to sent "mental health" people to certain calls instead of the police was a bad idea.
They seem to have forgotten this incident from earlier this year:
A 28-year-old man was charged in connection with a shooting at an Evanston hospital on Thursday that left a security guard wounded. Christian J. Haywood, of Evanston, was charged with first-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery, and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful gun possession, according to the Evanston Police Department.
After appearing to be experiencing a medical emergency at a Taco Bell on Sherman Avenue, Haywood was taken by paramedics to Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital on Thursday evening.
Once inside the emergency room, police said the suspect became agitated, causing hospital security to get involved. He then allegedly lunged toward his belongings, retrieved a gun, and fired at least three rounds inside the ER shortly before 8 p.m.
A 33-year-old female security officer was hit and had non-life-threatening injuries, police said. A 47-year-old security officer also had bite-related injuries while taking the suspect into custody, police said.
Unarmed mental health workers responded to the initial call and determined the subject needed treatment and summoned an ambulance for transport - police were not notified and (supposedly) weren't on scene.
No one searched the subject or his bag - because why would mental health "experts" do that?
After he got frisky at the hospital, medical personnel summoned....unarmed security guards! One of whom got shot, another of whom got bit.
Then the actual police were called, and a second gun was located in the offender's bag.
But hey, untrained and situationally unaware mental health "experts" are the wave of the future! Maybe they can call them "observers" like those CTA rape observers.
Labels: crime, dumb ideas, suburban
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
27 Comments:
Well, if there were an actual armed cop on-site, then things might have turned out for ole Haywood (jablowme?) like the POS at Highland Park Hospital's ER a few years ago... that crazy pulled a firearm and the HP Cops lit him up... Saved us all some money doing so too IIRC.
Can't have *THAT* happening to the Democrats' Voters now can we? >sarc<
Anyhoo, get stock in popcorn - this is gonna be a movie with a lot of twists and turns kids!
And the band played on.
OT MV chase
Why no comments on the big Blues Brothers chase from the north side to the sw side (71st & Pulaski). The NBC bird followed most of it. No PI but at least 1 TA and dozens of TVs. It broke every rule in the GO.
Blame the evil gun that "went off" !
I on-viewed a mental with an issue on my street while off duty. I worked with mentals b4 I became the police so talking to them was not an issue for me. It was during 2020 and honestly my heart felt like not burdening my fellow officers with it. I called the local agency, who had triage team vans, myself. They had a record of the guy and wouldn’t even respond to the call without police present- so basically it was a wash. All these NGOS say they’ll take calls and in the end they’ll find some reason they can’t respond unless police are there. And guess what? If it goes south with the police- guaranteed they won’t be backing you up in courts or with COPA. They’ll be laying the blame squarely on police. We ‘re the fall guys while they get paid to stand by.
Mental health "experts" are like Conehead's financial "experts"
When ripe, I call them job security.
Chalkie
I wonder how many social workers will be killed before Democrat administrations decide that maybe using unarmed civilians against crazy people is a bad idea.
I've written about this some time ago. A good friend who lived in Wilmington DE years ago, said that the Wilmington Police Dept experimented with having mental health workers ride in the patrol cars with them. The purpose was to have the mental health workers to be first on the scene for domestic violence calls. It ended in 6 months because all the workers quit because they couldn't handle the stress of seeing the results in the home when they got there.
Who cares, again its just democrat voting assholes getting exactly what they deserve so IDGAF and neither should we.
Readers took umbrage with SCCs comments, sounds like the “new” breed has taken to the libtard indoctrination the academy has been putting out.
As Engine 152 in Champaign how a routine medical transport when the 96 called for a ride to the hospital, how that worked out for them.
Hint: not well
The bottom line is that the police are the true first responders. How long can the wait be when a person is in mental meltdown? How many mental health social workers will be working? What would be the acceptable backlog of jobs? Call back in a few hours? The police will still get dispatched sooner or later no matter. Follow up services are all these new units would be good for.
What kind of mental health professional?
Liberals and their Consent Decrees: "You can't just search anyone because you want to!"
Shoplifter pulls trigger on detaining officer
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/man-caught-camera-trying-execute-police-officer-inside/
I watched the NBC feed. That shitbird left the cops in the dust. Not a squad in the frame. He probably kept speeding BECAUSE of the news helicopter. Some hopped up bird can't tell the difference. Who gets sued if we give up but the news maintains the pursuit?
I am just a beat car. F these mental calls. Not a police matter. I'll investigate your burglary or run after a robber. I want social workers to take these mentals.
…and the 3 shitbirds (incl 1 Juvy) have already been released by a Judge.
A bit about it in the Sun-Times was all I saw in local news-
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2025/12/19/judge-releases-2-accused-of-leading-cops-on-chase-west-lawn-crash-after-string-of-power-tool-burglaries
I welcome it. Free us TF up!
"Tougher" gun laws will help....bahahahah
Make up your minds. We bitch about having to go to these mental calls. Now we bitch that they’re going to send someone more experienced to deal with mentals. We’re not therapists or mental health experts. Us beat guys getting sent to these calls is always shitty. This was needed a while ago.
It’s a GREAT IDEA!
And Im not being sarcastic at all.
Let them!
It’s their turn to wrestle with the 250lb sweaty, naked crazy guy!
I’m tired of doing it, even more tired of getting blamed “when someone goes wrong”.
It’s the social workers turn now! Let them go after the guy with the samurai sword.
They are the experts, years of education.
Like our 1 week of CIT training makes us experts?
Don’t worry the mayor of Evanston is such a tough guy he will write a strongly worded letter blaming ICE and border patrol. What a fuck Jo and a coward
Maybe like the "violence interrupters" who are gang bangers, the "mental health professionals" will all be former mental patients. Sounds like a scenario to steer clear from.
The kind that works for a "Service" that has political clout. Gotta' get that contract pissing away the taxpayers money.
I love using those sticky traps in my garage for mice. How about they issue a rolled up sticky trap like 8 ft by 4 foot and roll out the carpet for Mr crazy person. And fuck you veneko I thought of it first
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