anyone else had a terrible experience with the police during suicide attempt?

[girlsboysthems]

I tried OD (with controlled substances) and the paramedics showed up after the police checked if im dangerous - that is perfectly reasonable, they have to protect the medics. but then when the medics took me to the ER, the police came too (?) and started questioning me about where i got the substances??? like? im there crying and being very upset about this and my heart is beating so hard it might explode and theyre sitting next to me and asking me fucking questions about who the dealer is?? like? i guess the next time when i hang myself i should staple the receipt from the hardware store where i got my rope and tell them to go interrogate the employees why they sold me a rope. but they didnt stop there no, one guy started talking how he has a kid thats the same age as me and he wants the dealers off the streets so he wont be in a situation like i am. okay? then go home and talk to your kid not me. take the bloody urine and blood sample and fucking leave.

I am still waiting the day the police is going to come to someone in a hyperglycemic crisis and ask them where they got the sweets and why they havent used insulin and their kid also has diabetes and theyre trying to get the sweets off the streets (lol). and then people have the balls to ask whyyou didnt ask for help. because of this. peace fucking out.

 

[UKscotty]

Its common for police to ask where drugs came from, suicide attempt or not. I know it's uncomfortable but a 'got them from a random guy on the street ' is usually enough for them to tick their box and close the file.

I know it's a pain but they are only doing their job, it's the government to blame for cutting all suicide prevention and support.

 

[Praestat_Mori]

"Police" they are actually humans but they were trained to "shut down" thinking logic in certain situations. They may feel for you and your misery but they're doing their job.

Drugs shouldn't bother anyone if they were legal and available to any adults (like alc.) the black market would dry out within days and the problem would be solved.

 

[mortuarymary]

You tried to kill your self, of course the police will be involved.
They are just doing their jobs.

 

[leloyon]

I attempted suicide because of the police. Out of everyone I told that experience to, they seemed the least concerned, and only asked me about it as a formality.
To be honest, they probably wanted me to. It wasn't as a result of a suicide attempt, but they didn't give a shit about evidence of me being neglected as a child, evidence of me living in a dysfunctional household or evidence of me being sexually groomed, so y'know, I doubt they would have been broken up about it if I had died.
Then again, maybe they didn't. A suicide means no conviction, means they don't get to fill their quota. That's all my life meant to them. Just something they can use to fill their quota.

 

[Cara7177]

Last month, actually, not the police but EMS. Bastards came barging in, grabbed me against my will, & hauled me off to an inpatient psychiatric facility for a week.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Job or not it's still traumatic.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

Personally I think the police should not be dealing with suicidal people whatsoever. There is so much that can go wrong. Acts of violence or harm against others? Makes perfect sense to have police on the scene. A person who is quietly contemplating suicide to themselves or has failed an attempt? Not so much.

While I am well aware that it is legal for the police to have such powers, legality does not equal morality. Many people will be mentally scarred by being treated like a criminal and hauled off in handcuffs against their will. It erodes trust in institutions and deters people from being honest or seeking any mental health services if they know there is always the risk of being sectioned/commited.

It has been years since my attempt and witnessing a failed attempt of a family member and I still feel anxious to hear loud knocking on the door or police sirens. I'm probably going to be somewhat afraid of them for the rest of my life. This safety theatre of busting into suicidal people's homes and taking them to facilities is taking away resources from actual police duties like investigating and dealing with crime. These policies are meant to give the illusion of taking action rather than actually benefiting the public.

 

[LaVieEnRose]

Personally I think the police should not be dealing with suicidal people whatsoever. There is so much that can go wrong. Acts of violence or harm against others? Makes perfect sense to have police on the scene. A person who is quietly contemplating suicide to themselves or has failed an attempt? Not so much.

While I am well aware that it is legal for the police to have such powers, legality does not equal morality. Many people will be mentally scarred by being treated like a criminal and hauled off in handcuffs against their will. It erodes trust in institutions and deters people from being honest or seeking any mental health services if they know there is always the risk of being sectioned/commited.

It has been years since my attempt and witnessing a failed attempt of a family member and I still feel anxious to hear loud knocking on the door or police sirens. I'm probably going to be somewhat afraid of them for the rest of my life. This safety theatre of busting into suicidal people's homes and taking them to facilities is taking away resources from actual police duties like investigating and dealing with crime. These policies are meant to give the illusion of taking action rather than actually benefiting the public.

Everything in this arena is unfortunately made for the lowest common denominator. Police don't know how violent the person will be. In other words, police essentially answer mental health calls in case they need to shoot someone dead.

But yes, the whole system in all of its aspects is like a pack of hyenas devouring a zebra. It simply does not give a shit what the victims subjected to it experiences. Which is of course ironic because the whole point is to "save" the person .

 

[kittyswift]

yeah. i overdosed and the police showed up before the ambulance. i was so delirious and confused i genuinely forgot i had taken something, so when everyone was asking me "what did you take?" "where is it?" i just couldn't answer. they were so rude, they trashed my room and other areas of my home looking for something i could have taken. (the funniest thing is: they found it and put it back because it was in discreet packaging!!) i kept trying to get up and use the bathroom but they kept pinning me down in the recovery position and started yelling at me to stop resisting. it was so horrible. i hate police

 

[mortuarymary]

The worse are the nurses, they look at you like you are shit for wasting their time by trying to die.