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US officer having a ‘mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police (www.theguardian.com)

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Paramedics reported that Perrotta declined treatment in the ambulance.

“I am fine, I just needed to get out of here,” she said, according to the report. Another officer described Perrotta at the time as “visibly hysterical (crying and breathing rapidly) and had blood all over her uniform”, the report said.

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[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You really don't act rationally when you're having a panic attack, but this is on the other police just as much for not being able to talk someone back down to earth, it can be as simple as talking them through squared breathing and wrigging their toes, I close my eyes and imagine my loved ones smiling at me

Sorry dunno why i'm defending pigs, I've copped too much shit for needing to 'just calm down' I guess

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I think we've seen with cops over and over again that, to them, the rational thing is making sure the victim doesn't survive, and thus, taking away their ability to testify.