Pete Earley

And I can see how with someone with autism, we know of incidents like that too. We had a case in Maryland where a young man stayed in a movie theater and he ended up paying for it in his life because we have to train our officers. That's one of the first steps.

Let me tell you about my son's recovery. If I'd been a Hollywood screenwriter, I could have done a better job than what happened. We go through six years of hell. At one point, he becomes dangerous, and I call up the local mobile crisis response team. We live in an area of 1.5 million people. We had one team. that only operated between 8 to 4, not on weekends.

Let me tell you about my son's recovery. If I'd been a Hollywood screenwriter, I could have done a better job than what happened. We go through six years of hell. At one point, he becomes dangerous, and I call up the local mobile crisis response team. We live in an area of 1.5 million people. We had one team. that only operated between 8 to 4, not on weekends.

Let me tell you about my son's recovery. If I'd been a Hollywood screenwriter, I could have done a better job than what happened. We go through six years of hell. At one point, he becomes dangerous, and I call up the local mobile crisis response team. We live in an area of 1.5 million people. We had one team. that only operated between 8 to 4, not on weekends.

But this was a team that was supposed to come and see you and decide whether you met the criteria that you could be required to take medication or get some kind of treatment. They said, well, is your son dangerous? I said, no, but let me tell you what he did last time. He broke into a house, take a bubble bath, and he's off his medication. And please, we can't come.

But this was a team that was supposed to come and see you and decide whether you met the criteria that you could be required to take medication or get some kind of treatment. They said, well, is your son dangerous? I said, no, but let me tell you what he did last time. He broke into a house, take a bubble bath, and he's off his medication. And please, we can't come.

But this was a team that was supposed to come and see you and decide whether you met the criteria that you could be required to take medication or get some kind of treatment. They said, well, is your son dangerous? I said, no, but let me tell you what he did last time. He broke into a house, take a bubble bath, and he's off his medication. And please, we can't come.

You have to wait till he's dangerous. Well, the night he was dangerous, I called that same dispatcher and I said, look, please come. My son's violent. And he goes, oh, wait, is he dangerous or is he violent? And I said, he's violent. He says, well, we don't come if they're violent, call the police. So the police came and they rushed in and shot him twice with the taser.

You have to wait till he's dangerous. Well, the night he was dangerous, I called that same dispatcher and I said, look, please come. My son's violent. And he goes, oh, wait, is he dangerous or is he violent? And I said, he's violent. He says, well, we don't come if they're violent, call the police. So the police came and they rushed in and shot him twice with the taser.

You have to wait till he's dangerous. Well, the night he was dangerous, I called that same dispatcher and I said, look, please come. My son's violent. And he goes, oh, wait, is he dangerous or is he violent? And I said, he's violent. He says, well, we don't come if they're violent, call the police. So the police came and they rushed in and shot him twice with the taser.

That's the kind of stuff that happens when you get police involvement if the police have no training. Last time my son, Kevin, was sick, Six years after my book was published, it's Thanksgiving. He can tell I know he's off his meds because of the way he's acting. So he jumps in his car and he goes, driving off. And I call and I call and I call. He won't answer his phone. Finally, he answers it.

That's the kind of stuff that happens when you get police involvement if the police have no training. Last time my son, Kevin, was sick, Six years after my book was published, it's Thanksgiving. He can tell I know he's off his meds because of the way he's acting. So he jumps in his car and he goes, driving off. And I call and I call and I call. He won't answer his phone. Finally, he answers it.

That's the kind of stuff that happens when you get police involvement if the police have no training. Last time my son, Kevin, was sick, Six years after my book was published, it's Thanksgiving. He can tell I know he's off his meds because of the way he's acting. So he jumps in his car and he goes, driving off. And I call and I call and I call. He won't answer his phone. Finally, he answers it.

I said, where are you going? He says, I'm going to heaven. And that's, of course, very alarming. And he hung up. Well, then he called me, run out of gas in North Carolina. So I said, OK, that's not a problem. That's not a problem. I'll arrange for you to get gas or go to the gas station. I'll give you a credit card number. He says, no, dad, you don't understand.

I said, where are you going? He says, I'm going to heaven. And that's, of course, very alarming. And he hung up. Well, then he called me, run out of gas in North Carolina. So I said, OK, that's not a problem. That's not a problem. I'll arrange for you to get gas or go to the gas station. I'll give you a credit card number. He says, no, dad, you don't understand.

I said, where are you going? He says, I'm going to heaven. And that's, of course, very alarming. And he hung up. Well, then he called me, run out of gas in North Carolina. So I said, OK, that's not a problem. That's not a problem. I'll arrange for you to get gas or go to the gas station. I'll give you a credit card number. He says, no, dad, you don't understand.

If I step out of this car, I will die. Now, you know, that's ridiculous. But that's what his mind was telling him. And that's what he believed. So I did what no father should do. I arranged for him to get gas and drove completely psychotic up 95, went off the road twice. Luckily, wasn't arrested, didn't hit anybody. That's how close you come in these situations.

If I step out of this car, I will die. Now, you know, that's ridiculous. But that's what his mind was telling him. And that's what he believed. So I did what no father should do. I arranged for him to get gas and drove completely psychotic up 95, went off the road twice. Luckily, wasn't arrested, didn't hit anybody. That's how close you come in these situations.

If I step out of this car, I will die. Now, you know, that's ridiculous. But that's what his mind was telling him. And that's what he believed. So I did what no father should do. I arranged for him to get gas and drove completely psychotic up 95, went off the road twice. Luckily, wasn't arrested, didn't hit anybody. That's how close you come in these situations.

I said, by this time, I talked to all the experts, Tony, and they said, you got to be a partner, not a parent.