Denver program to dispatch mental health teams instead of police stellar success

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Denver program to dispatch mental health teams instead of police stellar success

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https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/denver- ... s-in-2022/

Turns out that mental health professionals are better at dealing with trespassers, drunks, and people having a breakdown than heavily-armed bureaucrats.
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Re: Denver program to dispatch mental health teams instead of police stellar success

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Ah, Colorado. One of the cooler heads we've got in this country, surprisingly enough.
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I regret a lot of the pro-cop things I've said both here and on YouTube. I think the left takes the anti-cop thing too far more often than not but this is unquestionably a good thing. Good cops may be painted with the same brush as the bad ones but it's those bad cops who are to blame.
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Dragon Ball Fan wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 9:18 pm I regret a lot of the pro-cop things I've said both here and on YouTube. I think the left takes the anti-cop thing too far more often than not but this is unquestionably a good thing. Good cops may be painted with the same brush as the bad ones but it's those bad cops who are to blame.
Not to be mean but what does that have to do with this topic?
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sayla0079 wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 9:34 pm
Dragon Ball Fan wrote: Mon May 23, 2022 9:18 pm I regret a lot of the pro-cop things I've said both here and on YouTube. I think the left takes the anti-cop thing too far more often than not but this is unquestionably a good thing. Good cops may be painted with the same brush as the bad ones but it's those bad cops who are to blame.
Not to be mean but what does that have to do with this topic?
It was the closest to a relevant topic I am aware still exists on the forum.
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ProfessorDetective wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:02 am Ah, Colorado. One of the cooler heads we've got in this country, surprisingly enough.
Can they come to Missouri?
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Though, I question if trespassers, specifically, is better handled by a mental health professional.
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Dragon Ball Fan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 6:35 pm Though, I question if trespassers, specifically, is better handled by a mental health professional.
It depends on the situation.
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either, way, it seems that police reform is going better than some may make it out to be and I hope that is true.
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Are there any other sources for this?
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