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They killed a little boy with autism....

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The Marshall Project

Salt Lake City police released body camera footage Monday of an officer shooting a 13-year-old boy with autism on September 4. “I don’t feel good,” he can be heard saying. “Tell my mom I love her.” wgno.com/news/tell-my-m

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Imagine how differently this may have turned out if social workers or other specialized professionals tended to the situation instead of armed police. He’s a young teenager having a mental health crisis. It should never be dealt with this way. This is absolutely horrible. 😣

5:05 PM · Sep 23, 2020

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Unfortunately, social work and the mental health system are also in dire need of reform.

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They might not have shot him, but he still wouldn’t have been well treated.

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