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I liked this post yesterday, however, I would change this 1st item:BobbyLayne said:
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I also liked this.Ilov80s said:
I think we are nearing an inflection point where escalation will become a two-way street.
I think it started that way which is why I have been saying for over a week ago that sending in cops in riot gear is the wrong way to tackle this and would only result in more widespread chaos.
The results there have been quite good.
If they are basing it on Camden, getting rid of the police isn’t really what’s happening. It’s more like a restructuring.I really hope Minny ditches their police force... Get your popcorn ready
I work in a medical behavioral health field. I wanted to chime in on some of these topics. There seems to be a lack of awareness of what types of situations occur in the field(community). Things like overdoses require paramedics and possibly police depending on the behavior of the patient before an addictions specialist can become involved. Often these patient require medical evaluations and possible hospitalization prior to getting to a point where having an addiction specialist can reasonably get involved. Domestic violence is also another situation that can have various presentations, the safety of the scene would need to be established prior to mediation team. Mental health crises also have many presentations that can involve patients who are intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, once again the safety of the scene would need to be established prior to counselor or social worker involvement. I agree that an EMT with behavioral health or social work training may be helpful but I believe that police may be needed in many situations that can arise in the field.
Police and military have been making these threats to avoid change and accountability for generations.
No, they won't. They officer I'm referencing in my post, who has had these things happen to him, is ready to resign. The good cops, the ones who aren't part of the problem, will simply quit. It isn't worth it.
Ehh, if a cop would quit because they're not allowed to bring military-grade weaponry to a traffic stop or whatever, I'd question whether they were actually one of the good ones.
Minnesota is a weird state. When I first heard they were defunding the police, my first thoughts were Thunderdome or the whole state becoming Hamsterdam from The Wire. But they'd find a way to somehow make it work.[icon] said:I really hope Minny ditches their police force... Get your popcorn ready
I don't think Boston needs to worry about cops quitting. Apparently there are 530 officers making over $200K per year, and many making well over $300K.
Who is dying from military grade weaponry? The cops aren’t patrolling around lighting people up with assault rifles.
Who is talking about quitting because of military grade weapons? I have never heard of a cop writing a ticket with an AR-15 on his back lol. People or the media are making that up if it is being said...they are quitting because the bad cops have caused most of the country to hate them and people are walking up and shooting them in the back of the head simply because they are cops.
They would essentially be on duty 24/7/365, and the lives of their loved ones would be more at risk.
Cool, I think everyone agrees we should start by weeding out the bad ones then. The thing is, we need the good cops to be part of that process, and too often they're not. Because if you have 1 bad cop and 9 good cops, but the good cops don't speak up about the bad cops, you actually have 10 bad cops.
Camden New Jersey.
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