Calming approach is the key to de-escalating police interventions

When police respond to calls for individuals in the throes of severe mental distress, there is typically no advance warning, the outcome comes quickly, and in half the cases, it involves the use of force.
Sometimes, as in the case of Pierre Coriolan, a man with a history of mental issues who was wielding two screwdrivers when he was shot by Montreal police Tuesday night, it involves deadly force. Police reported they first tried to use plastic bullets and a Taser in an effort to restrain him.
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