Ethical Issues In Nevoid

In the evening of the last day of June 2016, one of the residents of the small city of Fitchburg, Wisconsin called the police to report that a man was acting oddly and seemingly talking to himself while standing chest-deep in Lake Monona. The man then walked out of the lake, broke into a nearby home and began smashing things causing fear and panic among the residents of the house. When the police came, they commanded him to stop, but he ignored all commands and even aggressively marched towards the officers while brandishing a pitchfork. He was then fatally shot by one of the police officers and taken to a local hospital where he died. The shot man was identified the next day. He was a 41-year-old Michael William Schumacher, of Fitchburg, who
Firstly, standing chest-deep in the lake at night meets the unusualness criterion, which is why Schumacher was noticed by a neighbor in the first place. Reportedly, Lampert from Journey Mental Health Center mentioned hearing voices and seeing things as a part of severe mental disorders such as the one of Schumacher and while in the water, Schumacher was talking to himself. Those hallucinations or faulty perceptions, which is another criterion for abnormal behavior, might imply that he was schizophrenic. Furthermore, his breaking into a house showed socially deviant behavior. What is more, when he started smashing things in the house, that qualified for both, potentially self-defeating and dangerous behavior since he could have injured himself or someone else in the process. In addition, he could have injured one of the police officers with a pitchfork, which was the reason why he got shot. Most people would judge Schumacher for his actions after reading the report. However, Loumos from “Housing Initiatives” said that Schumacher used to be very bright before the illness grabbed him and destroyed his life (Finn). And that could happen to anyone, so those people deserve empathy and extra care. Since they are already victims of severe disorders they should not be victims of a force and violence by the police. Did a mentally ill person