Police say drivers on Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in mental health crisis standing outside safety rail.
Delta Police acting Insp. James Sandberg suggested “stigma” surrounding mental health explained the reaction.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
One driver stuck in the gridlock went around vehicles maintaining the road closure, forcing officers to “disengage from the crisis,” the statement says, while another drove around barricades and was found to be impaired. “And the only difference being the nature of the event. Am I talking about mental health stigma? I would suggest so. The public behaviour that we saw, I believe, was likely directly related to the type of event we were investigating, or participating in.”Sandberg estimated Delta Police get calls about someone possibly in a mental health crisis on the Alex Fraser Bridge or heading toward the bridge “maybe as frequently as once a week.
In this case, the man was already on the unprotected side of the railing when officers arrived and they had to talk to him from a further distance to keep the situation from escalating, he said.
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