Comments by "Banana" (@439bananas) on "USA TODAY" channel.

Or give them extra help while they are in there so that they have a better chance of turning their lives around on release.
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Very sad story, both sides let down in different ways. Firstly, the cop should have had training as to how to de-escalate the situation. Secondly, USA owed this army veteran appropriate care and treatment for his PTSD and bipolar condition, which he did not receive. The third point is that USA gun laws are way too relaxed to allow someone with a diagnosed mental disorder to be armed with any type of gun let alone one this powerful. This added up to a perfect storm that resulted in a totally needless death and I do not think a death sentence is a just remedy or reflection of the degree of culpability in this case. Shame on the authorities that such a sentence was passed and enacted.
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