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> [STAR] helped shepherd a pilot project into existence that’s now diverting some 911 calls away from armed officers to an unassuming van manned by a Denver Hea
by ed25519FUUU 6y ago
> [STAR] helped shepherd a pilot project into existence that’s now diverting some 911 calls away from armed officers to an unassuming van manned by a Denver Health paramedic and a social worker from the Mental Health Center of Denver.
In other words, non-violent (or incidences that for sure won't involve the use of physical or deadly force) can go to somebody besides the police. It's a great idea, and I bet police officers would love this as well.
> “Policing has always been about keeping down marginalized people, from its origins, and that has included Black folks and other folks not considered ‘white’ and poor people,” Bliss said. “You cant have racial justice without economic justice.”
This is an extremely reductive and strange quote to me. If you really believe this, I suggest you do a ride-along with a police officer someday. Spend a few hours with them. You'll find out first hand what they are asked to do.
- Judgmentality 6y ago> This is an extremely reductive and strange quote to me. If you really believe this, I suggest you do a ride-along with a police officer someday. Spend a few hours with them. You'll find out first hand what they are asked to do. It's possible the police behave differently when they have someone there to observe them than when they don't.
- ed25519FUUU 6y agoYou can remove all speculation from your mind about what police officers do during the day by simply requesting a ride with them. If the stakes are high what do you have to lose? You might be surprised at the types of calls they respond to. We ask police to crawl through the sewers of our society and then complain that they smell like crap.
- content_sesh 6y agoYou're missing the point, which is the cop you ride along with may behave differently if he or she knows there is someone (you) observing them. This isn't pure speculation - a study by Rialto PD showed use of body worn cameras reduced use-of-force incidents by 59% [1] [1] https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/document/14-005_report_body_worn_cameras.pdf https://bja.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh186/files/media/docu...
- dmix 6y agoWhenever I see “folks” used that way a in cultural piece I’ve learned to toon out. problematic is another good one to use.
- skitout 6y agoFor sure police officer are not asked to "keep down marginalized people". But how law is designed and is currently "enforced" by police, how police is recruited trained managed (not) sanctioned... have different effects than just what a police officer perceived he is asked to do...