Mike and Dave take on special needs! No, not the people themselves but the issue! How should Law Enforcement Officers plan to prepare for and engage with those in our communities that have special needs and how should those caring for them interact with law enforcement. Good topic that we ran out of some time on but think is valuable.
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Does he actually talk about the topic at all? I've skimmed through the first half of the video and I haven't heard him say anything of substance on the topic.
I will be honest i have no issues with special beeds folks i have done things for them helping my cousin who works with adults with disabilities. But i think they shouldnt be included in public schools. Yeah somepeople can be nice but lets be honest humans are assholes and it feels wrong to have the kids sitting there during assemblies and rolling down the hall and stuff. Like i doubt they notice but people look at them and say things that are just fucked i make jokes but still. But it also affects the "normal" students like during a bullshit state test that is required then they roll down the hall screaming and freaking out its just not right for anyone. They should be at schools where imclusionisnt priority #1 but focusing on helping these kids the way they need to be helped. (and i just mean the ones with really bad disabilities like barely functional) also it bugs me the way people pity these kids with like cp and shit. The kid wont learn to be independent cause he gets handed everything (including "friends") and he was cool but now hes just a bitch. Its sad to me.
41:40 "Are you lost? Where's your mommy?" (me, a 21 year old) "No I'm not lost, I'm mildly autistic, not a child!"
Some people have a special need to get a good beating, tasering etc. by the cops.
Yes, I agree bandaids do have a smell.
LMAO! I am totally blind and even I get flak for making fun of my blindness. My other channel, Godfather Of Blind YouTubers is just that and I have a blast making those vids. On another note, I wish Mike The Cop channel was around when I was a child because I would have become a cop… before I lost my sight of course. 😉
"Cops Tackle People with Special Needs"
Tonight at 8
I have ADHD
Your neighbors in the ole Wisconsin play pong with any alcohol
I grew up under my mother's custody, whom was born with a spine defect. On crutches and in a chair her whole life. After 20+ years working Walmart, she has the most awesome humor. I also find that when it comes to her handicap, she could care less about it. But, others will try to treat her different.
About the schools, in all 7 or 8 schools I went to. Only 2 or 3 actually had special needs kids in them. And we only had any kind of contact with them in 1 of them.
So for us in our 20s right now, are almost in the same boat. We just try to be respectful and just don't say or do much when we see them. I mean, I try to say hi at least. But, my friends always got really nervous about hurting them or offending them.
People are so uptight, special people have special needs…God Loves Them….
Can’t have a sense of humor about anything , leftists go nuts , they just want for everyone to be miserable…
I have quite a few friends with special needs and I can confirm they are the funniest. One of my friends found out his favorite beer was getting discontinued so he started an online petition to keep that from happening and one of the lines said something "I'm just a man in a wheelchair who wants his beer"
looool omg and i thought i was the only person who thought Laphroaig tasted like a band aid.
It's more ignorant to not treat them the same in my opinion! Now if I see someone bullying or mocking them behind their back say in the mall… Imma hit someone! And 9 times outta 10 it won't be the special needs individual I'm hitting! Unless I can maybe hit them hard enough to knock the retardation out of them!? Haha. Joking! Very good points Boys! Peace
The saddest thing about having kids with special needs is when they start to notice that they are the ones not being invited to parties and all your 'friends' stop coming around too. I'm an adult with ASD & have two kids with ASD also. They both have sensory problems with being touched and also have some (not from me) problems with authority figures, so not a great combo when dealing with police, haha. Like what Dave said, the unknown conjures fear, so I think it's so important for police to know more about special needs and how to handle situations better for all involved. But you guys still crack me up.
Sadly this is a very serious issue that they just gloss over with little discussion of the issue and 95% humor. People with disabilities are getting seriously injured and sometimes killed but little is said in the news and police departments shrug their shoulders and say I guess our officers need more training. Also, most police departments are not as easy to converse with as they assume. Most have a lobby with someone behind bullet proof glass that can have an officer come out and talk with you, Even then, some officers will assume you are discussing someone they are going to have "future problems with" and will begin to criminalize the person with the disability right from the get go.
Sorry, I know this is an older video but I just wanted to thank you for tackling this topic. It's something I have personally struggled with all my life, I am currently unable to leave my house without risking terrible panic attacks. If you happen to see this I would like to ask something, in my past I have been pulled over by officers and for whatever reason my panic levels would rise to the point it took everything I had not to burst out into tears. A lot of officers read my body language and assessed that I was either under the influence of something or that I had something to hide. A common phrase I was told during these stops was it didn't make sense for me to be this "Nervous" if I didn't have anything to hide. In all these cases I agreed to car searches and tests because I literally did not have anything to hide. Nothing ever came of these stops of course but I would like to ask if I am ever in that situation again, what can I do to help officers understand my high anxiety? My legs start quivering, my hands shake and I feel I am unable to properly articulate my responses when I talk to "normal" people much less an officer of the law. Sorry for the long winded comment.
I have a language processing problem after a brain injury. If someone talks too fast, or gives multiple instructions at the same time, I won’t process the information. It’s worse in stressful situations. I can see cops having concerns about how I respond and assume I’m resisting or whatever. I have a card that explains what my issues are.
I'm sure it's difficult dealing with any mental/physical disabilities. Though high functioning autism really strikes me as something that would be very hard. Just normal enough to be able to function in society, but not normal enough to be apart of society and generally smart enough to be able to come to this conclusion on their own.
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… we cornered him and beat the shit out of him!!! Hahaha out a nowhere
Can I ask – is Dave gay?
If you don’t follow the rules, you can’t go to Karen Kamp.
This has been my favorite off the cuff. I take of my cousin who is paralyzed and needs assistance. Listening to Dave talk about finding the humor.
Mike… DAVE! I HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE, PRESS THE BELL THE. GO TO OPTIONS ON YOUR CHANNEL THEN PRESS ALL NOTIFICATIONS INSTEAD OF OCCASIONAL PLEASE YELL AT YOUTUBE
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Hi Mike why are we buying fule from another country when we have fuel in Texas?
Yes I hear you I hear you both
You guys are a trip
my sister is special needs.
I want to be on your show.
You guys are funny.
i can hear you
I appreciate your videos. sadly sometimes it is not obvious that people (especially adults ) have special needs. I am high functioning autistic (they used the call it aspurgers). because I am almost thirty, I have spent most important my life learning to seem somewhat normal. people just think I am wierd. they don't realize that I am actually autistic.