Officer Shows Great Heart But Makes Tactics Mistakes Leading to Bad Injury

[@Wrexxxx]

Wow. He was absolutely convinced everyone was wrong and people were talking in the walls. Take a moment to appreciate your mind not being broken.

[@larrykent196]

No kidding.

[@Lousasshol]

This is schizophrenia

[@ruck27]

@@mikereamer6277damn. Deep.

[@Wrexxxx]

@@mikereamer6277 open, broken. Call it what you want, but in the end he can’t function in a society of billions that can so he’s the one that’s messed up. Not to mention stabbing someone in the neck.

[@ludoesmusic9877]

Bro it's not that crazy.....if u specifically hear in the vid. He said that if the cops were after "HIM" he would have to be on bullshit. As in. If the cops were taking him down primarily. HE HAS TO MAKE SHIT UP to save his freedom. They put his ass in a spot. So obviously he hears nothing. The dude isn't tryna spend his life behind bars cause his mom over exaggerated his struggle. So it's either give ur freedom away for a dumb old lady. or try to defend urself

[@toupac3195]

I was a firefighter/EMT for 20 years. Responding to calls like this, the police always impressed me with the work they do before we get there.

[@luigiwastaken]

Usually it involves poor social skills and shots fired so I guess that's job security for you in a way.

[@AnthonyBonfiglio-j8v]

@@luigiwastaken "Poor social skills" Sometimes you can have Perfect Social Skills and still have it be taken the wrong way, especially by people in the middle of a Psychotic/Schizophrenic Break. Officer here was chill, calm, attempted to be understanding, etc. While there are good instances of bad police interactions, this was Not one. Nice job putting your ignorance on full display.

[@eigengrau_hund]

How do you know what they did before you got there?

[@shanehinojosa]

That cop was 100 percent respectful with that dude good communication skills

[@postscript3150]

And people think their aren't evil spirits harassing people...

[@shanehinojosa]

@@postscript3150 I belive their are evil presents that haunt people but if you have 3 people saying they don't hear what your hearing you should get help ASAP not stab a cop in the neck

[@JT-wy3xl]

@@shanehinojosaHe doesn’t know better you donce

[@BradFyfe]

Agreed!!! SO WELL DONE. He knew exactly what to say and how to say it. I'm impressed.

[@danielit0w]

You know he aint gonna be that respectful nor patient anymore, thanks to you know who

[@marinerskm]

OMG the start of this video is heart-breaking. Tyler is so earnest in his belief, and the officer has the patience of a Saint to deal with this *yet* *again*.

[@forestcampbell8962]

First sentence mimics my thoughts exactly. Poor guy,if he could just get straigtened out mentally he may be a chill fella.

[@WhozaCardoza]

Cop was chill. The problem is we need to have more recourses and better healthcare in the US. As a 17 year veteran paramedic something that I've done before is say "Let's get you and your mom out of here and safe and let the police take care of the intruders" Denying their delusions tends to make them worse in the moment.

[@ryzezee8543]

he doesn't need better health care, he needs free housing, like Singapore, where it's like Heaven on Earth there

[@WhozaCardoza]

@@ryzezee8543 I mean yes.. free housing is amazing. But This man has obvious mental health issues like paranoid schizophrenia as pointed out in the video so better healthcare is priority one.

[@fifthdimensionfooty9471]

@@ryzezee8543good one bonehead

[@ryzezee8543]

he needs free housing, that's not in a prison jail cell @@fifthdimensionfooty9471

[@Lolzzz483]

@@ryzezee8543 🤣🤡 then move there. U won’t because u know that’s none sense no such thing as free anything someone has to pay for everything that everybody has and free housing obviously isn’t gonna magically make him sane in the mind your just a typical commie trying to take advantage of the less fortunate because u want hand outs

[@hammertyme8392]

I had a brother who has this illness. It is impossible for the family to deal with. It will wear you down. He has to be admitted to a hospital and stay there. You can not reason with them, that does not work. It is just a Vicious circle.

[@nayhernandez2015]

Yes, family is not medical health professional they need, be careful love is also living them safe space for everyone

[@sergeantspeed5941]

I had a buddy from High school that developed schizophrenia at 15, and he went undiagnosed for years. He got a girl pregnant, and the system ran him thru the ringer. Got him for child support, and now he's in and out of jail, finally on meds though but his life is ruined. He was occasionally violent as well so he got charged with resisting, assault, etc. It's horrible. His family are ruined dealing with him 24/7, he's ruined, hes not the same kid i grew up with. It's such a sad feeling. Every once in awhile I see him walking around with that empty look in his eyes still.

[@hammertyme8392]

@@CourierSix2077 Thank you so much. My brother passed away some time ago, and it was such a relief. My parents spent their entire life savings trying to save him. Even to the point where they could no longer support themselves. He was arrested more than 30 times and lived on the streets the last 10yrs. At times he was a threat to the public and that can't happen. This is the hardest illness and the system is no help. The police would often throw him in jail just to give us a break.

[@juneyshu6197]

Our nephew also. In n out of jail, broke his mom to pieces and she died, now homeless.

[@greenant7585]

Everything all about family . Some parent their mom drink when pregnant is can be like this video. Maybe hurt their kid pride many time till grown up is can be like this video too. I'm the one who's sometimes being like this man sometime I'm good as Jesus 😂 and my doctor know my problem is parent.

[@swatguy6237]

As a retired cop…I can only say….i never responded to a call like that without my nightstick readily available. NEVER EVER WANTED TO USE IT….but it saved myself and partners from being struck, beaten stabbed…on more then one occasion. God bless those officers….

[@MrMJmusicLover]

Those things can break an arm bone. Brutal 😮

[@MrBigBazinga]

@@MrMJmusicLoverAlways aim for the soft parts of the body to prevent breakage of bones. Never aim for the joints like elbows/knees or in the head/face area If you are in a situation where you can reasonably react with a baton under stress and avoid hitting these areas it’s probably not a deadly force situation in the first place unless you’re extremely cool under pressure (which most people aren’t) In deadly force situations you use any tool available to survive. The baton wouldn’t be the first thing I’d reach for if the subject had a melee weapon he could easily kill me with, I’d go a step higher to have an advantage on him, not gonna engage in a sword fight with the subject

[@ChrisCastro-to5vb]

“ a lil home invasion “ 😭

[@Cymatic7]

Home invaders hiding in the attic: “Shhh….. yeah, I don’t think the cops are believing him. We’re good..”

[@goodtime4345]

💀

[@guineverekunimitsu7912]

I thought the same thing lol

[@AnthonyBonfiglio-j8v]

This is a dumb comment to post on a video like this. Please stop reinforcing people's Delusions.

[@TonyTube407]

"It's part of your medical diagnosis. I believe you hear the voices, I really do. But I don't hear them. None of us do And I'm very sorry you do. Let's get you some help so you feel better." I'm former LE. I've been in quite a few similar situations, with a scared family member asking for my help & trying to negotiate with mental illness. The only thing I can think of that I might have done differently, is to ask him to tell me how I could have helped him to check on the voices, instead of telling him there's simply nothing to check. But that's just trivial and maybe nothing would have changed. This cop did a great job. Three cops standing around and he still managed to stab the officer in the neck!!!??? I was often by myself, maybe I had another officer if I was fortunate. Wow, that escalated quickly. None of my calls ended up this way. 😞

[@ActiveSelfProtection]

So glad they didn't!

[@aandyherr817]

I know of a deputy who was stabbed in the neck, by a regular, drunk, who’s non violent all the time he’s interacted with LEOs. This time, just once, he had a knife and stabbed the deputy in the neck, barely survived. It’s a big deal. Surrounded by 5 deputies, someone got stabbed anyways… guy avoided the armor, went straight for the neck.

[@brettnasty7138]

He had that hand on that knife the entire time. Gotta get them hands outa the pockets ASAP!

[@Lizzie-h3j]

Not once do you see his left hand until its too late.

[@aandyherr817]

Gotta say, first time dealing with knife issues, it’s wild.

[@Vincent_Boogaloo]

🎯

[@christianmalone3495]

There are some officers who have the mindset, compassion, and patience to be the best of law enforcement. I'm glad the primary officer survived with a full recovery! Paranoid schizophrenia is such a difficult situation to deal with, and they did a fantastic job with the resources they had.

[@ShemaYisrael1948]

That hand… had me on edge the whole time…

[@StarLordIRL]

The entire time I was thinking "Yo, he's blading and not showing his hand"

[@elijad5498]

Cops saved mom's life I'm sure. Good job.

[@alexanderhanooman]

well done officers, patient and careful. Respect.

[@alexb7641]

Eh, I would’ve checked the house just to calm him down just to get that out of the way. He went right into calling him a paranoid schizophrenic. That was probably needless escalation

[@alexanderhanooman]

@@alexb7641 hey, that's the problem there with you guys in first world countries. You have lost your human abilities to pick up on danger, he is not a social worker. And nowhere she should be having an adult child in her home with that behaviour. STOP rewarding Bad Behaviour.

[@alexb7641]

@@alexanderhanooman The guy was obviously having a mental crisis. All I said was he should’ve checked the house with him. That isn’t a “reward”, that’s proving he might be wrong. Calling it a “first world” issue is pretty weird. They have some pretty egregious mental issues in third world countries.

[@alexanderhanooman]

@@alexb7641 Brother man, a person's health is in there own hands. Too many of you people in first world nations are weak. The cop did well, held a knife and could of killed a better human being. walked around you are really darft, he would have tried to run.

[@Vincent_Boogaloo]

patient yes, careful not so much...

[@COKid96]

Never been so early to an ASP video. Good content like always boys!

[@dreadnoughtus2598]

From the very 1st moment I'm saying to myself, "Check his left hand, check his left hand!"

[@laszloposzmik5829]

Very true! If i could see "this kind of guy" with hoodie in a supsicious environment, i couldn't be so calm! Instead i could shout out loud: On the ground! Show me your hands, or something like that! I can't believe the police trusted this guy.

[@Lizzie-h3j]

Me too!

[@ollieox9181]

I was thinking the same thing. In virtually every other video, the cops tell the guy: "Let me see your hands. Don't reach into your pocket." No such effort was made here.

[@ReevyMotovlogs]

Hope everyone had a good Christmas 😊

[@MightyChange22]

@PAIN_KILLERSain’t people but to swallow you with water ?

[@Alice-vc3hj]

You too. Happy New Year

[@ViaScientifica]

Thank you officer for showing such high level of compassion towards a man who is going through a hard time.

[@subaruthug]

This is where it gets hard, as his relaxed attitude and compassion towards the mentally ill guy almost cost him his life.

[@cblargesse]

Apparently the cop lived

[@kvmalley]

That’s two really disciplined and patient cops there! The dude made the furtive gestures, and that left hand were dead giveaways! Respect to these guys, and they for the most party handled it really well! However those couple mistakes were really costly, possibly could’ve saved this guy a life sentence! Dude is very fortunate to be alive, both dudes actually!

[@JosephVelez-z4z]

Most officers don’t receive training for mental health issues so kudos to this officer for doing the best he could to talk to this guy.

[@rizzzzod]

Mom: He is delusional. Dude: No I am not. There’s people in the attic.

[@Jeremy_the_bot]

This is not my psychosis!!! I'm just saying there are people in the ceiling calling out to get me!!

[@spxrtzn-vc5oq]

@@Jeremy_the_botits crazy that yall take us schizophrenics as a joke. were not all evil or a joke we genuinely hear and see things that you dont. this guy just was too far into an episode and ive been there. i got help and can control myself most the time (and extremely anti violent) but this guy unfortunately wasnt willing to accept treatment.

[@noid9798]

I saw that coming a mile away, when people have hands hidden mostly it’s a weapon in it. And he was in a stance moving back and forth

[@jsol3779]

Bad idea to close all the mental health facilities in the 70's and 80's.

[@xxArsen1xx-OnPsn]

I dont think they closed the facilities. I think they hid the fences and let the patients run it. How could we tell? They wouldn't inform US. 🤔.

[@mrspeigle1]

Unfortunately they were unfunded nightmares with serious constitutional issues.

[@xxArsen1xx-OnPsn]

@mrspeigle1 sure some were. Some were tax funder supported Utopias. What do you think is more likely, that it isn't possible to run a effective mental health facility or it isn't profitable enough for our new government to care..?

[@mannybravo237]

I was admitted to Charter Behavior Hospital several times in the 90's. That terrible place closed in the 2000s after the economy failed.

[@kawaiibats2822]

What is with all the insane people in the comments who are convinced asylums were closed because they worked too good?

[@smokeandkippers]

My brother in law suffered from psychosis and my sister would tell me that he kept saying he could hear the neighbours talking about them when she couldn’t hear anything. He even got into fights with them because of it. I kept telling her to leave him. About six months later I was sharing a hotel room with him at a family function and he started telling me about how he would sit on their garage roof smoking and he could see a lion in the garden and it would stare at him. I literally got up, walked out with my case and went to get my sister. I made her pack and we left together. I told her about the lion and that’s when she told me about him hearing voices and lots of other weird stuff he was doing. He earned a lot of money and would often buy expensive clothes and take them to charity shops and never wear them. He would buy cars and give them away to random strangers. He was also stashing weapons around the house and she even found he was sleeping with a knife under the mattress. He was paranoid about everyone he met. I begged her to leave him and she agreed. Then she broke down and told me he was verbally and physically abusing her all the time. I nearly drove back to the hotel to bury him. Anyway, she divorced him and then people started coming out of the woodwork telling her that he had a serious cocaine problem and that was the root of it all. She started putting all the pieces together and it was so obvious what had been going on but she didn’t have a clue at the time. I still think she would have ended up seriously hurt or worse if she hadn’t left him.

[@5Minuteman]

Good bro. Good. Lucky woman .

[@annie6413]

Classic schizo-affective disorder symptoms.

[@dnegel9546]

How did he earn alot of money while being crazy????? Shit man i need that job i can be crazy.

[@Callusny]

@@dnegel9546have you watched wolf of the Wall Street bro

[@dnegel9546]

@@Callusny but he says his brother is mentally handicapped and psychotic. How is he able to make decisions to be rich. 😥

[@DangerousFreedoms]

Emergency Provider here, the officer did a great job. As an officer, you can’t apply regular logic to this person. To get out of these difficult areas, you may need to play into the belief. Have him step outside the room so you can search. Still, officer did an excellent job. Reaffirmed that he believes that the young man believes this.

[@fatguy9]

The officer did great, in the guys position his brain is telling him what he is thinking is real and he cant help it.. I wish we had better medical for people to want to go and trust the hospital when they are going through these situations. I wish he didnt stab the officer and got the help he needed

[@fatguy9]

@@adamjohns350having a schizo episode is no fun, its a hard scenario for everyone involved.. ive been there and luckily I held back on the violent thoughts strongly and everything worked out well, I do regret it all though to this day

[@Anees-]

These voices are real Satans. Check out Jerry marzinskys work.

[@tycoach2169]

Kevin Durant buggin out after Luka dropped 50 on him! 😂

[@ChuckinAurora]

😂😂😂

[@RobertUtley9564]

😂

[@trupresa623]

Hilarious

[@creezin]

😂😂😂 unreal comment

[@zackmccurdy8144]

Holy shit. I was very invested in how this one turned out but I did NOT expect that outcome. May the good Lord be with that amazing officer and help bless a full recovery. Excuse my language but that shit is straight up terrifying.

[@Dano.book-em24]

You could tell a confrontation was brewing in him, and the suspect was tensing up into attack mode. He kept putting his hands in his pockets, and the officers never told him to keep his hands out. They were more than kind and patient with him and let their guard down to encourage his compliance, but he snapped, and that stab to the neck was brutal.

[@krazyunicorn9538]

I agree the suspect had a tell the whole time something in that hand.

[@Dano.book-em24]

@@krazyunicorn9538 Full on, he did.

[@josestirtabudi6247]

I was watching thinking, man, there's pre-attack cues. Concealed hand. Angled sideways and looking around

[@Dano.book-em24]

@@josestirtabudi6247 Yeah, there definitely were

[@gregdzialo9998]

I closely watched his right hand with the Black & Mild cigarillo down @ his side, & it was actively shaking or tremoring for whatever unknown reason. Also, when he bent over to retrieve a lighter to relight his smoke, he still never took his left hand out of his pocket.

[@richeyrich2203]

I once had a Roomate develop paranoid schizophrenia during his duration of living with us. It’s a long story, but he eventually tried to burn the house down, became hostile and accused us of sneaking through his things, eavesdropping on his conversations and being in cahoots with the police who were targeting his, so he said. It was a hairy situation and so much more complicated than a comment can do justice for. One thing I know for sure is that these people are impossible to reason with and really do become dangerous. Thankfully, I convinced him his best option as to move out since it’s no fun living with people he can’t trust (us supposedly) and to evade all the people after him. I dodged a bullet with him threatening to call in false reports on me, threatening to do everything he can to ruin my life, ontop of being physically and verbally threatening. He was a cool dude when he was level, unfortunelty, that didn’t stay consistent.

[@jeffreysmith3061]

I hate to break it to everyone, but he ain't getting no mental health assistance in prison.

[@greenyoshi777]

Actually that's wrong.

[@Poatan.chama.]

Cant use drugs either, paranoia is mostly becuase of drug use.

[@greenyoshi777]

@@Poatan.chama. Actually there ARE medications for that.

[@mitch8697]

​@@Poatan.chama.drug use is often self medication for paranoia...unfortunately it makes it worse

[@Marin3r101]

​@@mitch8697 this is not true. Marijuana use has been clinically confirmed to be a trigger for certain mental illnesses. Not sure about opioids. But Marijuana has that ability.

[@chrismicklich7831]

Police should not be put in this position, especially repeatedly with the same person. Make Mental Hospitals Great Again.

[@OvieKovy]

When were they great before?

[@jpkorleone8459]

​@@OvieKovy when they separated normal people from people who fight the air and throw feces like snowballs....?

[@cubanthunder69]

@@OvieKovywhen they actually existed

[@OvieKovy]

@@cubanthunder69 okay

[@thememoriesof4892]

great again? so you want him to go back and be loaded on meds and undergo lobotomies?

[@mitch8697]

I am not a social worker, but I work closely with law enforcement through a program trying to divert folks with mental illness from prison or jail b/c of their mental state. We need a huge overhall of our treatment options for folks experiencing mental health issues. The hospital isn't safe, and neither is jail. ER staff will call officers to take someone to jail when they've been having a psychotic episode and violent, and the jail releases them to the hospital because they are too psychotic for jail staff...and then hospital takes them back to jail because theyre being too violent for the hospital...got to stop that cycle. How? I'm not sure. It'll be a marathon and not a sprint. Police and social workers are ultimately trying to help folks like these and need to support each other. I feel for this officer... he did everything right imo. He is incredibly calm and trying to meet this man where he was at. I often use cigarettes to de-escalate someone or earn their trust. Sometimes, there is just no winning.

[@Tyler_Rogers]

8 am sharp here. Y’all are killing it. Hope y’all had a great Christmas

[@danfg7215]

My mom called police also because she heard criminals were planning to break in. It's a dangerous neighborhood in Rio, so police showed up heavily armed, fortunately the doorman of the building was around to clue the police that she's not right in the head when she was talking to them on the front yard. So the police politely told her they would keep an eye out and just left.

[@JasonMW45]

officers simply can't leave him there with his mom

[@Sparkle-ButterFly]

1:03 Tyler briefly raised his left hand when the officer asked BUT he quickly put the hand back in his pocket and was fumbling around and that made me nervous. I thought the officer was going to pat Tyler down for safety before talking to him since this was a mental health call.

[@ricoma6037]

Appreciate the incredible and respectful way he treated this person who is afflicted with such a debilitating disease!

[@ricoma6037]

I did notice the officer never checked his left hand. Still, very respectful!

[@Twilight.Princess]

Truly a sad video seeing someone so gone. Glad he didn’t get shot and glad the officer lived. It’s rough dealing with this level of mental issues.

[@RBGBaldy]

Damn i really can't blame this cop at all. This is all the respect i could ever want. Contaminated thinking and he talked to him and tried to talk him down. Didnt even kill him. I respect these guys

[@863-b9nokaloenfbs]

Sad that he’s meaning he thinks his home is being invaded (not by the cops). Poor dude. That has to be scary.

[@capt.spaulding5858]

🙏

[@ShpanMan]

Stop doing drugs. They are filled with a bunch of random shit that you're getting right to your brain. Thing that is meant to break your brain.. actually breaks your brain, shocking.

[@goodvibes3939]

Not an easy call. I hope the officer is back to 100% and I think both officers delivered compassion and care into this scenario

[@JOHN-hf9ow]

This is what real policing should look like. Officers showed great compassion and care. Hopefully they don't let this deranged person out for a long time. He posses a significant risk to himself and others.

[@alwynsmit3546]

Compassion nearly got him killed. Zero tactical awareness. This is what happens when wannabee social workers become police officers

[@Lowkeyone20]

They will let him out again. They always do and history will repeat itself.

[@jeffreyholdeman3042]

Policing looks just like this….thousands of times a day. You never see it, and that’s sad.

[@Lowkeyone20]

@@jeffreyholdeman3042 for sure. This is a mental health issue not a police issue. Yet this man will get locked away and released with out the help required.

[@R0YB0T]

When "real policing" doesn't look like this, it's usually one of 2 things, a woman police officer or the person they are dealing with is too committed to whatever crazy thing they are up to.

[@jeremymorales5475]

I’m from Dayton, we don’t have a lot to be proud of in this city, but our police are pretty great in my experience. The few times I’ve had any interaction with them it’s been respectful and professional.

[@LuKiSCraft]

7:43 "I got a black and mild, it's my diagnosis it keeps me calm" LOL

[@oldcop18]

There’s a very fine line between good tactics & great heart for these situations. Too far one way or the other and things go bad so fast it’s uncanny, and someone get hurt.

[@andrehanderson]

The officers were great and compassionate. Poor kid. Hope he really does get the help he needs.

[@andrewpegman7959]

I hope the police are safe. The guy’s a felon and should be locked away to protect society 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@zdubbs22]

classic exchange of one person showing compassion and the other being a narrow minded buffoon

[@lkae4]

@@andrewpegman7959 Kid had a mental break. Nothing to do with criminal history, nothing to do with intelligence, nothing to do with malice. It can happen to anyone. Don't speak like such a fool or it could happen to someone you care about and then you'll be doubly foolish.

[@brotherbrovet1881]

Not in prison. Believe it or not, many states house such prisoners in general population prisons.

[@woon1che222]

​@@lkae4 I completely understand that. But as of now his reaction to authority figures was to stab one of them in the neck. He almost ended someone life. therefore he loses privileges' for the rest of his life and sentence hopefully. He literally turned a 72 hour visit to the hospital into a life sentence

[@guitarlessonswith4480]

Damn, really good training video. And respect to those officers. Talk about serving. They are the definition of that!

[@Invisible_Socks]

And the "defund the police" crowd wants unarmed therapists to handle these situations.

[@ralphwhittemore5041]

Yeah I know. Crazy,

[@RealSiViX]

Yes. With armed police escort who allow the "therapist" (actually a social worker) to take the lead. It's not that insane. There's still a good guy with a gun present to make all the gun nuts happy.

[@mbaez9168]

This should absolutely NOT be police jurisdiction and by that I mean the counseling and talking part, the hands on forced hospitalization part yes, the 20 minute conversation prior absolutely not

[@ruck27]

@@RealSiViXyou clearly don’t live in reality.

[@bjmcintyre5080]

Please keep politics out of this

[@Xxxxxrrr6464]

Thanks ASP probably saving a lot of lives with these educational videos

[@kevinyeager9023]

Dudes brain is scrambled

[@Elyricist746]

Everything has a spiritual foundation...as humans we have different names for it...psychosis, mental issues....but I'm telling you guys we are physical as well as spiritual, and a lot of the time these people are possessed....

[@M_Ryze]

@@Elyricist746 Brother. Seriously?

[@LuisRodriguez-ff4gd]

We are in spiritual war is truth. .

[@xvenomx9790]

@@Elyricist746 Real talk!

[@jesseking2960]

@@Elyricist746nobody is possessed god has all power not one human has been possessed otherwise we’d have video of bones braking and blood coming out of these people’s mouths instead they just scream scary and crazy anyone can do that he’s probably on some type of acid or shroom or at one point in his life he took too much acid

[@michelle7709]

Fantastically commendable Law Enforcement Intervention. Not quick to trigger pull, patient, sincere, and heroes. Wishing a speedy recovery to the injured Officer, the suspect, and the newly found peace to the mother. ❤❤❤

[@ronmoore6598]

Great officer. Hope he recovers well!

[@Angry_Anus]

Not so. He was weak, accomodationist and got injured

[@johnd7564]

Daaaamn. I don't know how those cops could have done better. Hope he does, as you said, make a full recovery. I feel for the young man, mental health issues are no joke.

[@yolandareyes518]

Wow! This is sad. The officer was good to him, and he let his guard down. I'm glad he is doing better. I feel bad for the officer.

[@bigeddiethe5th]

God bless this officer, his family and the police department. Thank you all for risking your life day in and day out.

[@wolfepatterson8021]

I work security and schizophrenics going through delusional episodes are a common worrying situation i deal with. I've had quite a few hairy moments. Doesn't matter how nice you are to them sometimes. In their head you might be a demon or the devil. They can lose their shit at the drop of a hat despite your best de-escalation and patience.

[@ActiveSelfProtection]

Yeah the contaminated thinking and detachment from reality leads to volatility and unpredictability for sure.

[@karlbristow1223]

The sad thing is there's very limited treatment pathways for psychosis. Once someone believes these things they're pretty much set in their ways, it's impossible to reason with them. Living with someone like this is an endless hell.

[@Brandiisbeloved]

they need Jesus. and it is the devil and a demon. I dealt with it once in my life and I'm not even schizophrenic but I had a psychotic break and it was all demonic. There no cure in science because Jesus is the only cure. I've never dealt with it again after giving my life over to Jesus and fighting in the spirit

[@jackomalley3687]

​@@ActiveSelfProtectionhe is possessed by demons its not mental illness 😊

[@ELKF91]

Amazing cops here! Showed alot of compassion and im sure they didnt feel extremely safe in that situation themselves!

[@itsMBWAAA]

This footage was like that of a horror/suspense movie. I was holding my breath the whole time. Then I jumped when I heard that officer’s grunt/moan. Thank god the officer is okay. Sooo sad this mental health breakdown caused such a ripple in everyone involved’s lives

[@jmcorley]

The officer's tone was good, but this man needed to feel that people were on his side. Telling him he was hearing things that weren't there only made him feel isolated and defensive. They didn't have to say they heard them or lie, but don't deny his reality. Those voices were as real to him as the officers' and his mother's voices. Denying that reality, especially while he was still inside the home where he felt unsafe, did nothing to calm him and make him feel safe. I know the police aren't mental health professionals, but they should worked to make him feel safe. The medication and hospital conversations should be secondary. "Let's get some fresh air so you can tell us about what is going on so we can figure out how to deal with this situation. We're here to help you and make sure your home is safe."

[@ashleyromero4725]

They need to make mental hospitals a thing again😢

[@belindafoster-eb5sb]

As a retired CPD officer, every time I watch these videos, I think how blessed I was to retire never being seriously injured. I commend the good officers who risk their lives day in and day out to keep us safe.

[@RhinoViper]

It seemed painfully obvious he had something in that hand/pocket the whole time...he was quartering away from him on that side the whole time. And even if you weren't sure he had something there, you damn well better act like he does and not get caught off guard like he does.

[@whiskeyandammo]

Its clear that these Officer's have been trained in Critical Incidents. I have over 22 years experience and your comments are spot on. I also wish Police Officer's didn't have to wear so many hats, but that's the job requirements. There's simply not a group of mental health professionals sitting on the sidelines yelling, "Put me in Coach!" In all my years the county's mental department couldn't get their critical response teams fully staffed. Therefore all but once they weren't available to respond. Or the response time would be like 2 hours. Even when they did respond their communication skills were severely lacking. Good job Officer's! I'm glad you're OK.

[@DobbyTheHouseElf]

Merry Christmas Bearded Friends!

[@prunabluepepper]

John is actually Santa, but 364 days of the year he's working for ASP.

[@thatoneamericanguy300]

Thank god the officer is safe amen please stay safe things can change in a second

[@Decentralized_World1]

Wouldn't have expected Kevin Durant to do something like that. Don't know how well the suns will do without him.

[@makcatchem9614]

Oh my God. I just wanted to say I condone this officer 100%. What a great soul. And he is trying to do his best. And I feel that he's fine officer. I hope he makes a full and healthy recovery.

[@kokizag]

I feel so sorry for the people suffering with these type of condition as well as the family members that have to suffer through this. I have a cousin with this condition and she refuses to take her medication 💊 and she sees demons where ever she goes and it scares the Hell out of us when she starts pointing at where they are 😬

[@knh5954]

As a former emt and 12 years med in other fields as well as EP and Investigations, I always used the 5star/5diamond hotel service approach of de-escalation. .rule 1- never tell them no, rich and/or delusional, always offer options that do not include their original inclinations. Also always assume the worse, whether postictal, narcan-ed, delusional, under influence or evading- always assume they will come out swinging or worse. Hope this helps someone.

[@danmartens8855]

If you haven't had this sort of thing happen in your own house then you just don't know. This officer did everything right except he got one step too close. Maybe he was trying to get closer to protect mom. I feel that most officers would just blaze away. I hope those guys don't get the wrong lesson from this video.

[@subaruthug]

I also felt the mentally ill guy was edging his way towards his mum, and the cop was there ready to react if he tried to attack her.

[@bigh6109]

That officer with the cool haircut comment 😂😂😂

[@barrymccockner6450]

Love that you left the whole interaction , it shows that there are really good humans out there , that just happen to wear police uniforms. Its sad the situations officers are put in for mental health crisis.

[@ownSystem]

Every police officer needs to have that mentality of compassion and commitment and community and respect

[@lobomoraditico]

John and Team, hope you all had a fantastic Xmas! Wishing you and everyone a Happy and safe New Year! Thanks for your continued instruction and advice. I appreciate you! Cheers

[@frankdibasta2546]

Terrible what happened to the officer. Glad he’s making a full recovery. I feel for the poor guy and his mom. Mental illness is terrible. I truly hope that he doesn’t serve all that time. I know it’s a serious offence, but man it’s not the man but the mental health issues. So SO sad.

[@MarazAmc]

Edge of my seat the entire time. The officer trusted him, respected him, and was empathetic. I hope this isn't the incident that makes him raise his walls beyond the threshold of careful kindness and reasonable empathy. They went OVER AND ABOVE the call of duty here man. Wow! Speedy recovery to this man and his team. Physically and emotionally.

[@bobbykurschat2213]

My EMT instructor, a Critical Care Paramedic since the early 90s, emphasized saying what the officer said. "I believe you hear them" let's them know the truth but doesn't make them feel stigmatized or anything. That officer is gonna have a CRAZY story with that scar. I hope it looks really cool as a consolation prize.

[@danfg7215]

Telling him he's hearing things that aren't real is a waste of time and antagonizes him unnecessarily. People who suffer from paranoia usually can't be convinced otherwise and they'll just figure you're conspiring to fool them and consider you the enemy.

[@Lizzie-h3j]

My friend has paranoid schizophrenia and sometimes you have to play along to get them the help they need. Did his mother know he had a knife? I'd have assumed it considering the state of mind he was in.

[@christopher9076]

John is slowly turning into Grizzly Adams :)

[@ChuckinAurora]

😂😂😂

[@michaelwillever3522]

Bro we JUST got haircuts. 😂

[@MichaelPaparelli]

That is how fast a situation goes from bad to worse. Totally agree about having first aid CLOSE BY.

[@highvibefreqzshow5967]

Such a sad sad story all the way around for every single one of them involved. This is one of those videos that is going to get stuck in my head and weigh heavy on my heart each and every time any thought of it comes to mind again. I have nobody to unload these emotions off on and I’m just going to have to feel them. Everybody took an L in this one …it’s a hard one to watch. Makes you wish you could take all the pain away. 😢

[@DirtDigglerDetecting]

The Mental Gymnastics this Officer Preformed was Amazing. Ouch !!!

[@RealSiViX]

This cop really did a great job at trying to help this young man, I really hope he makes a swift, full recovery and I hope Tyler is able to get the professional help he very clearly needs.

[@Prefabfan-q2q]

Almost; he should have insisted the cigarette be put out, a dangerous weapon. Also, as an indicator, I he won't put out his cigarette, lets roll.

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Everyone knows that cop must politely tell the crazy man to show his hands, while keeping distance.

[@djvintagevincenetpricks1269]

PLEASE: Get your effing hand out of your left pocket, Bro!!!

[@johnksa4973]

The cops talked to him all that time and nobody noticed that he kept his left hand hidden the entire time. I wonder if his mom knew he had it...

[@Diffrent-33]

14:44 is where the Action starts,thank me later✌🏼

[@corpsman827]

Thank you!

[@floydholder597]

There were several flags that I picked up on from Tyler's body language that both cops should have picked up on in the last few minutes before Tyler struck out. The way he was cutting his eyes back towards the 2nd officer then putting more space between that officer and himself was the biggest flag to me.

[@boomerak4774]

He had his left hand hidden the whole time

[@sbur4914]

God bless our law enforcement officers & their families.

[@BoneyRasputin]

I'd hate to be kayaking in unknown territory and see you two guys on the banks playing a banjo

[@eduu972]

this channel is addictive and educative at the same time 🇰🇪🇰🇪❤️

[@greymalkin9228]

"I believe you hear them." So true. Before she passed away, my mother had dementia. Thankfully she still recognized all the people she knew, but sadly she believed there were others lurking around (one in particular living under the house and occasionally coming up through the floor) who didn't always have good intentions. They existed entirely in her head and neither my brother nor I ever tried to lie to her and claim we could see or hear them. We told her that even though we couldn't, they were real to HER and that was all that mattered to us. What truly breaks my heart about this video is mom was 97 when she passed. She'd lived a long, full life. She was ready and willing to move on to the Summerlands and she got to go peacefully in her own bed, in her own room at my home with her children at her side. Tyler will never have any of that and the first linked article says he's only 30. Tragic.

[@islandofthemind]

You can't deny the delusions. The patient folds the person denying the delusions into the paranoia and they become imposters and dangerous to the patient. The officers should've separated the son and mom too because she was just agitating him.

[@HigzyTeflon]

DAAAMN! That was a lightning fast strike... I don't think anyone there saw it coming. No wonder his mom was afraid. It's really too bad he did not get help for his mental illness sooner. Glad the officer is okay.

[@Localken]

Very sad situation but they should have separated the son and mother, she wasn’t helping the situation at all constantly saying “i don’t feel safe with you here” “ you cant stay here” “you have to go”

[@johnhood578]

This is so tragic. This man truly believes that he is hearing people in his house. The officers denying that they hear the voices kicks in his paranoia. I really don't know what else the officers could have done. This was almost destined to turn violent from the get-go. I'm glad the officer is okay. I really don't think that this man belongs in prison. I wish I knew a good answer. Police, EMS personnel and the ER deal with this everyday.

[@jmcorley]

Exactly. Denying a person's reality when they are having a psychotic break makes them more defensive and hopeless. Tell them you're on their side and want to help deal with the problem so everyone is safe.

[@samuelkimble9717]

This is the result of a person, going through life needing help, not receiving help, and a parent, providing a home, but living in fear, everyday, 🙏

[@lanesworld4000]

The fact that they never searched him for weapons is insane. It's like playing Russian roulette with your life. So dangerous 😮

[@ActiveSelfProtection]

They were slow playing. If they had tried to search him it would have instantly set off a use of force.

[@theMightyWhytey]

@@ActiveSelfProtectionyes, but then they would get to choose when it happens instead they waited for him to start the violence. I think they definitely did their best and I would not elect to trade shoes with them. The situation is made all the more sad, because these officers had been there multiple times and knew the suspect and his mother. They had almost certainly prayed for him before. This was sad all the way around!

[@ErikaF8]

​@@ActiveSelfProtection Exactly!

[@Kyle-eg1so]

Yes Mike, the rushing of the calls is so true and its disrespectful.

[@abelgomez]

This goes against everything an officer is trained to do .. his compassion almost cost him his life .. I don’t give a damn if Jesus was talking to him .. get you damn hands 🙌 up ! Make sure he’s not armed first .. then we’ll figure out the rest second