Excited
There’s been a bit of radio silence around the Lucasfilm camp lately regarding its upcoming projects that always seem to be victims of a shell game concerning production slates and eventual releases. But with a new year comes fresh interest that should get fans energized (or angry), even if it’s a cleverly edited fake promo […]
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KFF Health News — The way Sheldon Haleck’s parents see it, the 38-year-old’s only crime was jaywalking. But that March night in 2015, after Honolulu police found him behaving erratically, they pepper-sprayed him, shocked him with a Taser, and restrained him. Haleck became unresponsive and was taken to a hospital. Before his parents could get […]
GOVERNMENT CAMP Ore. (KPTV) -It’s the moment Oregonians have been waiting for for weeks – Mt. Hood Skibowl is officially open for the season. “I love an opening day – I’m ready to ‘shred some gnar,’” Mollee Chenoweth said. It’s been a long time coming – skiers and snowboarders alike said they’ve been counting down […]
In videos that show George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis police custody, an officer holding down the Black man’s ankles says, “I just worry about excited delirium or whatever.” Another officer responds: “That’s why we have the ambulance coming.” But Floyd did not meet any of the 10 criteria used by many to diagnose “excited delirium,” […]
Excited delirium is used as a field diagnosis by first responders across the country. Officers in many police departments are officially taught to look for “superhuman strength” and “police non-compliance” as symptoms of a syndrome that could kill the subject of an emergency call or induce that person to kill them. “Pain tolerance,” “unusual strength,” […]
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