Posted on 01/03/2008 10:17:39 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Did they really say 5150? That’s strait-jacket stuff.
one RA leaving
“Britney is 5150”
Sounds like they’re committing her for observation:
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=wic&group=05001-06000&file=5150-5157
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
SECTION 5150-5157
5150. When any person, as a result of mental disorder, is a danger to others, or to himself or herself, or gravely disabled, a peace officer, member of the attending staff, as defined by regulation, of an evaluation facility designated by the county, designated members of a mobile crisis team provided by Section 5651.7, or other professional person designated by the county may, upon probable cause, take, or cause to be taken, the person into custody and place him or her in a facility designated by the county and approved by the State Department of Mental Health as a facility for 72-hour treatment and evaluation.
Do you mean the news choppers. Because I don’t see how a tabloid magazine could afford a 25 million dollar whirleybird
What’s that, a (fake, girl) “suicide” attempt?
The image services have the choppers.
jeeez I just pulled up my shirt and I've got one too!!!!!
What's going on here?
What next?
SMART is designed to provide a cooperative,
compassionate mental health/law enforcement response team
to assist affected community members in accessing available
mental health services.
The SMART goals are to:
· Prevent unnecessary incarceration and/or hospitalization
of mentally ill individuals.
· Provide alternate care in the least restrictive environment
through a coordinated and comprehensive systemwide
approach.
· Prevent the duplication of mental health services.
· Allow police patrol units to return to service sooner.
Purpose - The purpose of SMART is to assist police officers
whenever they come into contact with suspected mentally ill
persons. The team will be able to assist in providing quick
resolutions without unnecessary incarceration or
hospitalization. The objective is to provide intervention,
SMART Helps the Mentally Ill
referral, or placement for a mentally ill person, allowing field
officers to quickly return to other field duties.
Composition - SMART Teams are comprised of Police
Officers and Licensed Clinicians from
the Department of Mental Health
(DMH).
Clinicians include
Psychologists, Clinical Social
Workers and Mental Health Nurses.
Deployment - The SMART Teams
will be deployed on Day Watch
between the hours of 0700 and 1530
hours and on PM Watch between the hours of 1530 and
2400 hours. Each watch will have a minimum of at least
one team deployed, seven days a week.
Jurisdictional Area - The SMART Teams respond to
emergency calls for service on a Citywide basis.
During operation hours, the SMART detail dispatching
procedures will be as follows:
· All patrol (field) personnel shall contact the Mental
Evaluation Unit (MEU), DHD at (213) 485-4188 for
advice when an apparently mentally ill person is taken
into custody.
· The MEU officer will make a determination of whether
the person is in need of SMART intervention. If SMART
intervention is indicated, the MEU officer shall complete
a MEU information report (LAPD Temp Form 316 [11/
92] ).
How’d she do in Iowa?
the Paparazzis hire their own choppers....
I agree....poor kid.
Prayers for her and her kids
Quickly or slowly?
The officer was saying one of the gurneys would be exiting soon.... giving the outside units a heads up....
They are waiting for the LAFD EMS 14 to arrive before they transport anyone...he just pulled up
They probably did have to restrain her - I imagine she was screaming and yelling and going nutzo, literally.
Still, it really shows how much money people have to burn, just to have the best pics for a cover of a magazine.
Still beats 50 years mining permafrost in Sibera to get your head right.......
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