They said in the article she was subject to situations where the police had to be called to calm her down. This in no way indicates they were doing nothing. This is a common thing to call police when an adult is having an episode family is not equipped to deal with. They sometimes bring the person to the hospital if…

Sounds as bad as that series where Renee Zellweger donned a fat suit to play a murderess/terrible friend/stereotype from the suburbs and thought she was killing it too.

Thabks for clarifying it. The story all of a sudden leaps to the gun being discharged and yes, I think they buried the lede. 

I just think it was a wry comment on the constant state of affairs for the Black community, not an indictment of the information.