Missing key word here: "allegedly." As in, the woman allegedly held a knife to her son's throat and allegedly made remarks that the police officer allegedly believed were suicidal.

unsilentmajority: I'm surprised you only disparaged liberals by name three times in your diatribe. What you and other law and order uber alles types tend to forget is, the police are not always right. What gave that officer the right to (allegedly) play judge, jury and executioner? Plus, I suspect you were not at the scene -- so how do you know what actually happened that day?

It's probably a good thing for us all to take both stories with a huge grain of salt. The fact is, we may never know the full truth.