I believe you are mistaken about welfare checks being unlikely to end in arrest. It's not uncommon for police to find reasons, or create them, to arrest people

I believe you are mistaken about welfare checks being unlikely to end in arrest. It's not uncommon for police to find reasons, or create them, to arrest people in the course of conducting one. A quick Google search for "wrongful arrest welfare check" finds numerous results, including a woman who was arrested when the police entered the wrong address, and a Black woman who was killed when the police officer failed to identify himself. The unfortunate truth is that anytime a police officer is involved in a situation in the US, it can escalate into a wrongful arrest or worse. https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/outreach/awareness-months/millions-awarded-to-denver-woman-falsely-arrested-taken-to-jail-while-naked/520-cd2a5bb7-19b1-4ea8-8b5d-b46c45505fc3 https://www.fox61.com/article/news/local/outreach/awareness-... https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/19/us/wellness-check-police-shootings-trnd/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/19/us/wellness-check-police-shoo...