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Half of what police are trained to do is violence-based. And we need people like that, for violent situations. But we don’t need that for a /TON/ of basic situa
by taurath 6y ago
Half of what police are trained to do is violence-based. And we need people like that, for violent situations. But we don’t need that for a /TON/ of basic situations. We have armed warriors giving speeding tickets and expecting them to not be warriors. Where are the administrators who aren’t the warriors?
- imglorp 6y agoIn that vein, there's actually an experiment in progress where cops are not always dispatched but instead a paramedic and social worker are sent. Turns out they can resolve many issues. https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-star-program-mental-health-police/ https://www.denverpost.com/2020/09/06/denver-star-program-me...