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Originally Posted by Krovikan
Does someone have a link to the statement she made, other than the one on Twitter? The one she put on Twitter (via three tweets) I thought was fair, without putting blame on cops, and instead just saying we need to ask tough questions about how we respond to mental health calls, all of which I think is something that is well known.
Do those questions change what happened here? Maybe, maybe not, but I personally think we ask our police officers to handle too much and wear to many hats.
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We are so far beyond "asking the question" on these issues.
Either implement tangible changes to these systems/processes and put your money where your mouth is to address some of these issues or accept the cold reality that these types of situations are going to occur from time to time with the way things are currently structured and focus on supporting a victims family/community & the officers involved as much as possible. Everytime something devastating happens in our community now people rush to social media to grandstand about how conversations need to be had and questions need to be asked. We have been having these conversations and asking these questions for years. How about we see a commitment to at least ATTEMPTING to begin addressing some of these issues. No more conversations, no more questions - do something.