This petition is to create a law where police have to undergo training to be able to correctly handle a situation with a person with a disability,and try to deescalate the situation before shooting.

Why is this important?— On April 5, 2025, at 5:10 pm, a security camera captured several people struggling. They were later identified as Perez's grandfather, mother, and younger sister, who were struggling with him over a 9-inch kitchen knife. During this incident, Perez attempted to strike his grandfather with the knife, and his grandfather returned several hits both with his hands and a log. At 5:22pm, a neighbor called 911, "explaining that a man who appeared to be intoxicated was wielding a knife and trying to stab other people".This would be the third time since December that the police were dispatched to that address, and in one of the incident reports the mother stated that Victor "had a history of having violent outbursts". The 911 operator dispatched four police officers who were not aware of Perez' disability. The neighbor who called 911 also recorded the events on her cellphone.
When the officers arrived, they gave verbal commands to Perez, and he did not comply. However, in response, he raised the knife and moved towards them at which point the officers shot him 12 times. Victor was behind a fence and stood up, not understanding why several men appeared outside of his yard. The officers then screamed briefly for a few seconds before shooting at him. There was no descalation and they arrived with guns in hand.This occurred sixteen seconds after the officers arrived.Victor Perez's leg had to be immediately amputated and was in critical condition. Perez died from his injuries on April 12. The Eastern Idaho Critical Incident Task Force began investigating the shooting, and Idaho State Police said evidence would be turned over to an area prosecutor. On September 3, 2025, the Idaho Attorney General's Office stated that they would not file charges against the officers involved in the shooting. Deputy Attorney General Jeff Nye acknowledged the shooting was a tragedy, but argued that "The State would be unable to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the four officers who discharged their weapons were not justified in using deadly force".—

And this was not the first time something Like this has happened.a meltdown should NOT be a death sentence.neither me or anyone else should have to worry about being murdered by the police-people who are supposed to protect you,because we are having a meltdown in public.


What happened to victor perez was not ok,we can’t change what happened to him but we can prevent it from happening again.please sign.