‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, is junk science

Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ... by ve55 on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:26PM (#23873774)

I think you've misunderstood, excited delirium is claimed to be present in the individual the cop is arresting, not in the police themselves. The reason they attempt to justify greater force is in order to protect themselves from someone in such a state. I'm not agreeing with this, just stating what they would say.

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Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ... by triceratops on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:28PM (#23873793)

Oops. Completely misread the article. I'll leave my comment up with a note, and wear my shame.

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Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ... by ve55 on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:36PM (#23873886)

It happens, appreciate the friendly response

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Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ... by Digit-Al on Friday July 17, 2020 @04:56PM (#23875447)

Have an upvote for your mature response. If more people were willing to own their mistakes instead of hiding or doubling down, the world would be a better place :-)

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