Opinion

Polk County Florida Sheriff, Grady Judd, stood in front of an eager press room filled with journalists waiting to take a jab at tactics used by deputies to control a violent suspect that may have been struggling with mental health issues. “We are the best-trained people, in a crisis, not a mental health counselor who’s used to a more clinical setting,” said Judd when answering a question as to why the sheriff’s office doesn’t send ‘mental health professionals’ to a scene that involves a suspect dealing with a mental health crisis.

The media grabs ahold of ‘trending’ phrases and keywords to stir the proverbial pot of emotions among citizens every day. I call it [...]