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« Chelsea Clinton to visit R.I. today | Today | Bristol company to lay off 90 starting in June » February 29, 2008Still no cause found for E. Providence man's deathThe state Medical Examiners office has not yet determined a cause of death for the 40-year-old East Providence man who died Wednesday after a confrontation with the police. In a statement released today, the medical examiners office said the cause of death of Leonel Farias, 40, was "pending further studies." Farias's death has raised questions. Family members don't dispute that Farias waved a knife at the police, but they claim that police officers used excessive force against Farias, a diagnosed schizophrenic, beating him after he was subdued. The attorney general's office was not notified of the death until the next morning, according to spokesman Michael Healey. The police have not responded to the family's claims of excessive force. The attorney general's office and the East Providence Police Department are investigating the death. Earlier this month, a Pawtucket police officer shot and killed 30-year-old Jason Swift at his home. Swift also had emotional problems, according to his mother, who had called the police to help get her son to a hospital. -- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsSharon | February 29, 2008 4:00 PM link One of the most abusive police depts around---try living here for a few months and you'll get the message fast. They believe only THEY have the right to exist, every other citizen is a criminal waiting to prosecuted. Community relations is zero, they could care less anyway. Other depts across the country use the E.P. force for training purposes----of how NOT to conduct yourself in police work. A lot of trigger-happy cops running around with bloody nightsticks and cracked skulls as trophies. I encourage everyone to write the A.G. requesting that the State Police take over E.P. police duties until the goons can be fired. Ted | March 1, 2008 2:57 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I think there needs to be better training for officers regarding dealing with emotional disturbed people, or people with severe mental health issues. In this day and age, there are several options to lethal force; these tragedies should not happen.