Monday, March 23, 2015

Supreme Court considers Disability Law’s effect with mentally ill

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether police must take special precautions when trying to arrest suspects who are armed, dangerous and mentally ill, under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Justices have been hearing arguments in a controversy over how police dealt with a schizophrenic San Francisco woman in 2008.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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