SavannahMann
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Joliet Police used an idea to create a program. They realized that Veterans would be less resistant to listening to a fellow Vet. The idea that Vets understand each other better. They have shared experiences, even if not identical.
According to the program’s leader, a Deputy Chief, it has been used about thirty times, and every time successfully. Thirty times the police were able to de-escalate the situation without resorting to violence. Thirty times they managed it without killing the poor fellow.
Now, I don’t believe that any program will always be 100% successful for all time. I know that sometimes it isn’t going to work out. But this shows the police are trying something other than me in charge you obey shouting nonsense. Something other than the Respect my Authoritah attitude.
I commend it. I applaud it. I approve wholeheartedly.
I believe that there is always a way to change for the better. I believe there is always lessons to be learned, and I believe in my heart that we can do better, and we should. It seems the Joliet Police felt the same way and took a risk. They tried this without knowing how it would work, or even if it would make any difference at all. The police are justifiably proud of their achievement. And they want to let the other cops around the nation know that it can work. It can save lives. It can save the lives of our Vets and our Cops.
I know that sooner or later, someone is going to take either their life or the life of a cop. They’ll be drowning in so much despair and negativity that it will happen. And I hope that the program survives this event. Because nothing is ever 100%.
The police in Joliet didn’t just fall back on the tried and trusted playbook. They didn’t just declare that violence was the answer. They decided to take a risk to save lives, and that should always be the goal, saving as many lives as possible.
Illinois 'Battle Buddy' program sends cops with military background to respond to veterans in crisis
Instead of sending in social workers, a pioneering Illinois police program designed to aide despondent and suicidal veterans deploys officers who have military backgrounds of their own to 911 calls about vets in crisis.
www.foxnews.com
According to the program’s leader, a Deputy Chief, it has been used about thirty times, and every time successfully. Thirty times the police were able to de-escalate the situation without resorting to violence. Thirty times they managed it without killing the poor fellow.
Now, I don’t believe that any program will always be 100% successful for all time. I know that sometimes it isn’t going to work out. But this shows the police are trying something other than me in charge you obey shouting nonsense. Something other than the Respect my Authoritah attitude.
I commend it. I applaud it. I approve wholeheartedly.
I believe that there is always a way to change for the better. I believe there is always lessons to be learned, and I believe in my heart that we can do better, and we should. It seems the Joliet Police felt the same way and took a risk. They tried this without knowing how it would work, or even if it would make any difference at all. The police are justifiably proud of their achievement. And they want to let the other cops around the nation know that it can work. It can save lives. It can save the lives of our Vets and our Cops.
I know that sooner or later, someone is going to take either their life or the life of a cop. They’ll be drowning in so much despair and negativity that it will happen. And I hope that the program survives this event. Because nothing is ever 100%.
The police in Joliet didn’t just fall back on the tried and trusted playbook. They didn’t just declare that violence was the answer. They decided to take a risk to save lives, and that should always be the goal, saving as many lives as possible.