Alan Pean- Collective Statement from Healthcare Professionals

These cops need to be held responsible. Enough with the excuses stating they feared for their lives. Enough is enough! I'm disturbed on such injustice and cruelty!

Stop this epidemic: police brutality, Eradicate practices and policies that formulate civil society as zone of war or criminalize groups.

We in the ED, of all places, know how dangerous it is to have guns present. Armed security does not positively impact safety in the ED. Patients who are suffering with psychiatric issues are among the most vulnerable. I implore other health care professionals and bodies to reject weapons in our workplace and change policies accordingly.

I am a Houston nurse. This happened in my city. I'm shocked and saddened at how Mr. Pean was treated. Clearly he so desperately needed care and compassion. Instead he got a bullet to the chest. For me, this doesn't just reflect as another case of excessive force by police. It reflects poorly on medical staff as well. It tarnishes all of our ethical responsibilities as healthcare workers. Doctors, PA's, Nurses, Social Workers, Nurse Aides, Orderlies, etc. have a duty to protect their patients even when that means having to protect the patient from themselves. We are trained in how to handle combative patients. If we can't handle and manage the situation without resorting to violence against an unarmed combative patient, we have failed. It makes us failures at the most basic of principles in patient care. It's shameful.

Nurses have managed combative, confused, mentally-ill patients without guns forever. I'm deeply ashamed of how this young man was treated.

Absolutely no excuse for this to have ever happened! Bless this man!!!

I am employed as a psychiatric mental health registered nurse liaison whose job it is to assess patients in our emergency room for the need to be placed on a psychiatric hold. We deal with some of the most difficult to redirect patients with serious mental health an drug issues, Our security officers do not have guns of any kind on their person. We use chemical and 4 point restraints when our patients need help controlling their behavior.

I send you my sincerest apologies for what has happened to you. May God bless you and your family during this difficult time.

We are trained professionals, who have been taught to deal with psychiatric emergencies. This story is an outrage and a tragedy, and should NEVER BE REPEATED.

This has to stop.

This situation is appalling. Mr. Pean came to the hospital for the help he needed. He did the right thing. Hospitals should be able to deal with agitated patients. There are evidence based approaches that work. There should be no reason to call police and place a patient at risk. Thankfully, Mr. Pean has survived. This can never be allowed to happen again. I hope everyone in the medical community learns from this travesty.

There is no way this situation should have come to this ending. Get guns OUT of our hospitals & out of civil society.

I have known Alan and his family for a long time. I was surprised when I found out that he was shot at the hospital. Alan is a good person and he deserved to be treated with respect by hospital staff and police officers. I hope this doesn't happen again to any body seeking help at any hospital.

I have worked for doctors and I have spent the last 20 years being a patient. During that time I was in hospital more than 5 times. No one should ever be SHOT inside the hospital. This young man would have been on the appropriate ward had the staff listened to what his medical history was. Instead, they caused his life to be endangered as well as those of others. The clinicians involved in this case need to be stridently advised of this error in refusing medical information regarding mental status. This was a case where do no harm was most certainly evaded.

This is absolutely inexcusable. It should never ever happen in a hospital or any where else. We are taught how to restrain and sedate patients who are having mental problems. I have had to do that myself. I never used a weapon of any kind. I hope the officers are charged with assault on Alan. All charges against him should be dropped. When a patient is having a mental breakdown, they are not responsible for their actions. Why did his Dr not order mental evaluation? I am white. I see no reason that a person should be shot because of the color of their skin. Racial relations in this country are out of hand. I sure hope his attorney gets all charges dropped against him, and sees to it that he gets the mental help he needs. My prayers are with Alan Christopher Lean and his family.

Sadly, cemeteries are new "resting" places too for the mentally ill too. I'm so happy Sean survived that shooting.

Security officers that will not protect patients must be fired and confined in a prison. Those dangerous and psycho officers need mental health treatment.

I assert police officers nationally should demonstrate competency in dealing with people in mental health crisis prior to being able to practice in their profession. I further believe they should be required to undergo a minimum of annual certification to retain the privilege of remaining peace officers.

As a nursing student and future mental health professional I stand behind this statement

Very Very Sad .