Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ...
by ve55 on Friday July 17, 2020 @02:40PM
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Yes, that would have made for a much better article+title I think. They would also make a better case by mentioning cases where the substances involved do not have such effects (for example, weed) rather than methamphetamine. But with such a poor clickbait title it's too much to expect.
Re:‘Excited delirium’, used by police to justify brutality, ...
by jokowueu on Friday July 17, 2020 @03:42PM
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The thing is that there are similar substances that are not in the amphetamine class that cause similar effects . Example would be the less common experiences some people get with PCP
i think the issue is inventing some quasi-illness which might really be one or several other things, but conveniently describes the exact set of symptoms that can be used to justify use of force (so basically it's a way to dress up 'he was acting crazy' and sound legitimate by calling it an 'illness' when you over react)