Comment: It's the usual story we keep seeing again and and again. A mentally-troubled individual is dealt with by an ignorant police force that knows very little about interacting with such individuals. In this case, his therapist was the one calling for help and was on the phone with him calming him down while the police treat him as a terrorist. Police officers usually claim they feel threatened and according to their procedure manual, this gives them permission to kill at will. The DA's office routinely finds such killings justifiable. (Has the DA EVER found a police killing unjustifiable?). The system is stacked against the public and favoring violent killings by untrained officers. The excessive use of force needs to be addressed in EPD and other police departments across the nation. EPD is not alone in this area. It is a national disgrace.