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St. John's bet. 7th 8th closed by police this morning — Brooklynian

St. John's bet. 7th 8th closed by police this morning

psn
psn
edited November -1 in Park Slope

Subject: St. John's bet. 7th & 8th closed by police this morning

Anyone know why?

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  • slopehead
    slopehead
    Do you mean Lincoln Place between 7th & 8th? It's currently still blocked off with multiple Emergency Services vehicles and a Hostage Negotiation Team. The unofficial word was that an unstable woman had barricaded herself in an apartment next to the school. That's all I know...
  • psn
    psn
    Yes, my error - Lincoln bet. 7th & 8th
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    Any updates?
  • gapco
    gapco
    mentally unstable woman in 225 Lincoln Place - had been apparently threatening neighbors, banging on steam pipes all night with a hammer, and the cops came in to take her for her own safety. she resisted most of the day - barricaded in her apartment - but I heard she was taken away within the last hour.

    Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn has the story this morning... http://onlytheblogknowsbrooklyn.typepad.com/only_the_blog_knows_brook/2009/08/lincoln-place-blocked-off-due-to-crazy-lady.html
  • whatchuwant
    whatchuwant
    How sad...the poor thing! I feel for the husband too- they say that she was once an opera singer.

    Mental illness- horrible disease!
  • new2hood
    new2hood
    ach, that's sad.
  • longtimesloper
    longtimesloper
    So sad
  • puply
    puply

    Subject: Hypothetical situation.

    This issue brings to mind a hypothetical question I've been thinking about for some time.

    I understand and feel it is very sad for a person to have a problem such as a mental illness.

    But, what happens when such a person starts to become a disturbing, problematic presence in a building? When the treatment the person is supposed to be following is abandoned again and again?

    What happens when the person starts threatening neighbors, leaves unwanted messages in phone answering machines, bangs into doors and, in general, gives the impression that something is truly wrong, sort of a ticking bomb that no one knows when it is going to explode?

    What happens, particularly, when the building in which such a person stays is full of children and no one knows when will be the next time the people in the building will be awakened to find a SWAT team taking over the place?

    What is the right approach for such a difficult, hypothetical situation?
  • homeowner
    homeowner

    Subject: Re: Hypothetical situation.

    puply wrote: This issue brings to mind a hypothetical question I've been thinking about for some time.

    I understand and feel it is very sad for a person to have a problem such as a mental illness.

    But, what happens when such a person starts to become a disturbing, problematic presence in a building? When the treatment the person is supposed to be following is abandoned again and again?

    What happens when the person starts threatening neighbors, leaves unwanted messages in phone answering machines, bangs into doors and, in general, gives the impression that something is truly wrong, sort of a ticking bomb that no one knows when it is going to explode?

    What happens, particularly, when the building in which such a person stays is full of children and no one knows when will be the next time the people in the building will be awakened to find a SWAT team taking over the place?

    What is the right approach for such a difficult, hypothetical situation?
    Try this as a start LifeNet
  • wingedearth
    wingedearth

    Subject: tranquilize

    Why don't they just shoot her with a tranquilizer gun?
  • witch-king
    witch-king

    Subject: Re: Hypothetical situation.

    puply wrote: This issue brings to mind a hypothetical question I've been thinking about for some time.

    I understand and feel it is very sad for a person to have a problem such as a mental illness.

    But, what happens when such a person starts to become a disturbing, problematic presence in a building? When the treatment the person is supposed to be following is abandoned again and again?

    What happens when the person starts threatening neighbors, leaves unwanted messages in phone answering machines, bangs into doors and, in general, gives the impression that something is truly wrong, sort of a ticking bomb that no one knows when it is going to explode?

    What happens, particularly, when the building in which such a person stays is full of children and no one knows when will be the next time the people in the building will be awakened to find a SWAT team taking over the place?

    What is the right approach for such a difficult, hypothetical situation?
    None of these hypotheticals moved me until I reached the word "children" and then my heart sank. We must do everything possible for the children, even if it means curtailing the rights of the "mentally ill" who otherwise present no danger to themselves or other people. Whether it is behaving in a tumultuous manner or banging into doors in a wanton manner, such occurrences must be stopped, for the sake of the little ones. Permanent confinement is the only option.
  • lo kee
    lo kee

    Subject: Re: tranquilize

    wingedearth wrote: Why don't they just shoot her with a tranquilizer gun?
    I just spit up soda on my keyboard from having read that.

    Nice.
  • brooklynpotter
    brooklynpotter

    Subject: Re: Hypothetical situation.

    this sounds exactly like the tenant above me!
    puply wrote: This issue brings to mind a hypothetical question I've been thinking about for some time.

    I understand and feel it is very sad for a person to have a problem such as a mental illness.

    But, what happens when such a person starts to become a disturbing, problematic presence in a building? When the treatment the person is supposed to be following is abandoned again and again?

    What happens when the person starts threatening neighbors, leaves unwanted messages in phone answering machines, bangs into doors and, in general, gives the impression that something is truly wrong, sort of a ticking bomb that no one knows when it is going to explode?

    What happens, particularly, when the building in which such a person stays is full of children and no one knows when will be the next time the people in the building will be awakened to find a SWAT team taking over the place?

    What is the right approach for such a difficult, hypothetical situation?
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