So these two democrats supported a Bill that aims to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes so that armed officers aren't wasting their time responding to calls where armed officers aren't needed.
(12-27-2021, 10:42 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ]So these two democrats supported a Bill that aims to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes so that armed officers aren't wasting their time responding to calls where armed officers aren't needed.
No, they supported Defund the Police and Black Lives Matter movements. Not at all the same thing.
All this rise in crime in blue cities and states. You don't hear about this in cities and states where defunding the police is a non-starter.
I'm for better police training but not defunding them. That's just dumb- as the mayor of SF has discovered.
(12-27-2021, 10:55 PM)Sneakers Wrote: [ -> ] (12-27-2021, 10:42 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ]So these two democrats supported a Bill that aims to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes so that armed officers aren't wasting their time responding to calls where armed officers aren't needed.
No, they supported Defund the Police and Black Lives Matter movements. Not at all the same thing.
Have a read of the Bill that Scanlon is signatory to.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-cong.../1368/text
(12-27-2021, 10:42 PM)captivating Wrote: [ -> ]So these two democrats supported a Bill that aims to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes so that armed officers aren't wasting their time responding to calls where armed officers aren't needed.
The next time that an armed, violent, mentally crazed person backs down during a confrontation because of interaction with an unarmed 'mental health professional' will be the first time.