Woman with Asperger’s who touched millions with viral video shot dead by police (xpost from GD)

[KamaAina]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woman-asperger-shot-dead-police-article-1.2520902

A woman with Asperger’s who posted a touching viral video with her service dog last summer has been shot dead by police.

Danielle Jacobs was killed by Mesa, Arizona, officers on Thursday after they arrived at her apartment for a suicide call around 11 a.m., her mother Stacia confirmed to the Daily News.

Police told local media that the 24-year-old came at them with a knife and they fired in self-defense.

Jacobs had garnered international attention last year for posting a courageous video where she sobs as her loving dog Samson provided comfort during a meltdown and used his paws to stop her hitting herself.

[CraftyGal65]

2. This is why some police budgets need to be allotted for other services.

When I lived in Vancouver, VPD has to dedicated vehicles: 1 has a social worker and the other has a psychiatric nurse with ab accompany police officer

I learned about the 2nd unit because my 1st husband was having a psychotic break and took a bunch of pills then slut his arm. The fire trucks arrived first as the were literally across the alley from where we lived.

The dedicated unit arrived at the the ere to talk with me as I was really shaken up by it. I’ve known him a long time before getting married and I had no idea he was dealing with mental health issues.

From what I know he’s doing better. He asked for a divorce which I understood. Sometimes I wondered if he was on the spectrum.