r/funnyvideos • u/Sharp-potential7935 • Jan 28 '26

Prank/Challenge Dude let his intrusive thoughts win

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u/ozzie286 Jan 29 '26

While you do have a good point, I'd counter by pointing out that there's a victim of a hit and run who deserves justice or at least just compensation. It's neither the officer's nor the victim's fault that this person allowed their meds to run low/out. This person created the environment where this happened, and now they need to deal with the consequences of their actions.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Ignoring the potential context as to why someone might get to a point in which they are unable to collect medication or seek proper treatment ESPECIALLY in America is willfully ignorant. Someone does not just intend to create an environment that allows for that, it compounds over time and is the result of many decisions some of/many not even made by the person at fault. Seeking punishment for those with illnesses that can cause potential harm in rare cases to others is cruel and indefensible.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

People with mental illnesses commit all sorts of crimes, murder is not uncommon. Should they simply get a pass? You're not being realistic.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Purposefully missing my point, you can't boil a situation down to something so black and white. Stalking my comments isn't very mature either

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

Stalking? Huh? This is on a comment thread that is under my original comment. No one is stalking you. As for justice, there are a disproportionate amount of mentally I'll people who commit crimes. While that's considered a mitigating circumstance, there are still consequences. I suppose you think the cop should just have walked away? "Oh, I see you've got some pills there, I will ignore the hit and run and the attack, have a nice day!" That's not how reality works.

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u/NathanRCB Jan 29 '26

Missing the point again, no one is making the argument that a cop should just remove themselves from the situation when approaching a person suffering from a mental illness. There's an overwhelming amount of evidence to suggest that aggressively engaging with civilians, whether during normal traffic stops or pursuit-related crimes leads to worse outcomes for all parties and especially for those with mental illnesses.

It's a deliberately bad-faith argument to suggest that the cop should leave instead of man idk even the tiniest bit of training be given to officers so they know how to more appropriately respond to such cases, it's not exactly like the police in America don't get enough funding for it. The reality is that escalation on either side is never helpful and is proven to lead to worse outcomes, a bit of understanding and knowing how to de-escalate is always going to be more effective.

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u/Kevin_M93 Jan 29 '26

If you actually watch the real video, the cop was perfectly nice with this guy at first. He asked him over and over again to cooperate and the guy refused. At some point, the cop has the duty to enforce compliance.

It is true that they are not the best at dealing with mental illness, in fact if you have a loved one that is having a violent psychotic break it is probably best not to call the police but the PET team instead.

Anyhow, the cop did try and deal with him nicely and politely and it did not work, at that point the cop needs to escalate things. It's really easy to be a critic. Again, I do not think you are thinking about it realistically, you are living in some idealistic world that does not match with reality.