I have tried using the word "refocus" the police, often with "let them do what they do well, and leave the "catchall" responsibilities that have come with the continuing decline in social, mental, scholastic revenues and make everything from truancy to homelessness to mental illness into police problems. Cops don't do mental health trea…
I have tried using the word "refocus" the police, often with "let them do what they do well, and leave the "catchall" responsibilities that have come with the continuing decline in social, mental, scholastic revenues and make everything from truancy to homelessness to mental illness into police problems. Cops don't do mental health treatment well, nor do they have the training or temperament to handle social issues, especially with no resources to offer.
Sure, "defund the police" is misplaced. But remember how high feelings ran after we lost George Floyd? Those towering emotions cannot be denied. The hostility DTP evoked shows how potent it is: hit 'em in the budget, it's the only place they feel anything. Tat is the proper starting point of discussion.
NB, I wish I had been part of LFAA back in the June Days. Community was so important then. It always is.
It’s not always true that they don’t have the capability. I have a police officer in my family who is good at it. But it is difficult and it’s very difficult to be ready to defend yourself against a moral attack and be is psychological counselor. First you have to determine if people have a gun or a knife in their pocket
I have tried using the word "refocus" the police, often with "let them do what they do well, and leave the "catchall" responsibilities that have come with the continuing decline in social, mental, scholastic revenues and make everything from truancy to homelessness to mental illness into police problems. Cops don't do mental health treatment well, nor do they have the training or temperament to handle social issues, especially with no resources to offer.
Sure, "defund the police" is misplaced. But remember how high feelings ran after we lost George Floyd? Those towering emotions cannot be denied. The hostility DTP evoked shows how potent it is: hit 'em in the budget, it's the only place they feel anything. Tat is the proper starting point of discussion.
NB, I wish I had been part of LFAA back in the June Days. Community was so important then. It always is.
It’s not always true that they don’t have the capability. I have a police officer in my family who is good at it. But it is difficult and it’s very difficult to be ready to defend yourself against a moral attack and be is psychological counselor. First you have to determine if people have a gun or a knife in their pocket