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There are real stories of cops doing "welfare checks" on people and ending up killing them. More often, all they know is escalation of force and the person ends
by wallace_f 7y ago
There are real stories of cops doing "welfare checks" on people and ending up killing them. More often, all they know is escalation of force and the person ends up roughed up and in some facility.
I don't trust authorities so much that I worry people in need of help are dissuaded from calling them.
- rahkiin 7y agoMaybe in the US, but in parts of europe de-escalation is an important part of their 4+ year education
- arcticbull 7y agoI believe the average US police program is under 6 months, so probably not a lot of time to learn things like how to de-escalate.
- zenexer 7y agoThese stories are few and far between. Well-being checks happen routinely here in Massachusetts--it's a big part of a police officer's job. If you listen to a police scanner for an hour or two here, you'll probably hear several. I had a series of medical issues when I was in high school. On more than one occasion, police came to do a well-being check because I wasn't at school--they knew why, but they were still required to check. One time I did need immediate help and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. These efforts do save a lot of lives--easily more than they take.