Using empathy and compassion, Yasin, his partner and the man s father tried to tell the unidentified man that there s still a lot to live for, even if it doesn t feel like that right now.
Yasin and his partner told the man that they re also from the south. Yasin tried to connect with the man by telling him that he grew up on Elizabeth Avenue. His partner told the man that he was two kids and that he understands how the man feels.
For officer Yasin, de-escalation meant putting himself in the man s shoes. He mentioned no one loved him. We mentioned we love you man, Yasin recalled the emotional moment that occurred in less than 10 minutes.