pknopp
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It's less about mental health and more about communication skills.It's going to happen. We are going to change the way we operate our police forces. We are behind other first world countries in this regard already.
It's not going to happen, our country is way to big
It's already starting.
Again, NPR did a story on this. I think it was in Georgia. The program of sending out social workers is having mixed results. I'll look for a link to the story.
I have no doubt that initially there will be mixed results. It will take time to find the proper levels and the way to do this.
I wonder why conservatives argue against having the police actually enforcing laws instead of being social workers which is what they are when they are breaking up a husband and wife arguing. I think it's just a reflexive hatred of anything that may actually workIt's going to happen. We are going to change the way we operate our police forces. We are behind other first world countries in this regard already.
It's not going to happen, our country is way to big
It's already starting.
Again, NPR did a story on this. I think it was in Georgia. The program of sending out social workers is having mixed results. I'll look for a link to the story.
I have no doubt that initially there will be mixed results. It will take time to find the proper levels and the way to do this.
I wonder why conservatives argue against having the police actually enforcing laws instead of being social workers which is what they are when they are breaking up a husband and wife arguing. I think it's just a reflexive hatred of anything that may actually work
Because, it's not like TV. Even if everyone is calm when you arrive. A statement has to be taken from both parties. If any criminal activity is alleged, assault, a push and shove, broken property, then only police have the power to effect an arrest and bring charges. There are typically criminal charges in 75% of domestics these days. Even if there is no criminal charge, police may apply for a restraint order. Social workers are not empowered to do these things.
An officer properly trained in mental health most certainly could be,
But part of the problem is that people with good communication skills tend to have a lot less experience with conflict. And that lack of experience, and the lack of confidence that comes with it, is going to be glaringly obvious to people who DO have it.
Totally made up B.S. There are police officers today that are very good at it. The problem is those who are not. The problem is in the way they are trained. There are many officers who have taken the time to talk a situation down. Are you saying they do so because they are failures as a police officer?
On the flip side, people with a lot of experience in violence are often not the best at negotiating a peaceful resolution..... they often default to just using force.
What you want is someone with good communication skills, capable of a high level of violent action, but who really wants to not go there.
But guys like that are actually pretty rare.
Training. If you are unable to cut the training become a drive up window worker.