This is why Boston police are the best in the country.

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Man attempts to commit suicide by cop; police decline and take him into custody without harming him.

After he was handcuffed, Jean made several comments indicating he had been attempting to commit suicide by cop including, “Why didn’t you just let me tap out? If this was any other place in the country, I’d be dead.” It was later revealed that Jean had been arrested about two weeks prior during an incident at Boston Medical Center when he attempted to take a BPD Officer’s firearm during an unprovoked attack