I don't understand how the police in Phoenix, Arizona can be considered trained professionals?

Sorry, peaches, but I've got to disagree with this one.

Everyone has a cop for a friend. Ask a cop what he'd do in the situation.

If you've never seen anyone totally out of control emotionally then you wouldn't know what the cops deal with. Chances are they wanted to hit her in the face with a bucket of cold water or slap her like they do in the movies to snap her out of it, but that's illegal.

Sometimes people need time to freak out and burn off their emotions. Then they calm down, exhausted, and you can talk to them.

I have three kids... I see it all the time. Sometimes you've got to let them have a fit.

Imagine how the cops feel right now... they saw the woman and tried to talk to her. They met her. They knew they were in charge. They did what they thought was best, instead of fighting her. It's not their fault the lady was an alcoholic and burned out too many brain cells to deal with life. They did their best.

Your remark is harsh name-calling. I understand how many people are angry, but you and I don't really know what happened.

Calling the Phoenix police "unprofessional", which is what you did, smacks of arrogance.

Unfortunately then they have to play the role of a physician. I can understand your outrage because the Police HAD been put on notice by the husband that she had had a medical condition and that she was suicidal. They had been told not once but 4 times. The thing is why didn't a member of her own family go with her on the flight to the rehab center? I think there is blame to go around on both sides and a woman is dead because of it.

Unfortunately, the majority of the time, when an officer is faced with an uncooperative person, the adrenaline flows and violence follows. If they haven't violated their department's Standard Operating Procedures, then they're off the hook. The SOPs need to be reviewed by an independent commission and training needs to be expanded to teach that everyone an officer encounters is not trying to kill him or her.

they didnt send her to jail, they just had her in restraints at the airport, i do agree what happend sucks, they should have recognized that she was having behavorial problems and probably should of had someone monitoring her the entire time, instead of just checking up on her every 10 minutes, but how it their fault that she tried to get out of her restraints and accidentally strangled herself?!

20 20 hindsight is always perfect

Are you serious?

Why don't you guys educate yourself before making crazy assumptions.

Not sure what you are referencing...

is it this, http://www.wcpo.com/news/national/story.aspx?conte...

a link is always helpful,