How long will it take for a social worker to get killed? I hope it's not domestic violence cases as cops say those are some of the most dangerous situations that can arise.
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Albuquerque to start sending unarmed social workers instead of police for some 911 calls
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This is insanity. My wife is a liberal lawyer, and she even thinks this is insanity
My wife will graduate as a social worker in December. All I can say is this is BS!! My wife will not be subject to this stupidity!
It won't end well. There are some calls where a social worker is helpful. When that situation arises, we call one.
When a large man has a warrant for his arrest, I'm thinking that a social worker probably won't want to take that call.
We send police for everything these days, even things that aren't their job.
If I'm a suicidal person, I'd rather talk to a social worker than cops pointing guns at me.
If I'm a suicidal person, I'd rather talk to a social worker than cops pointing guns at me.
Fair point but oftentimes sending in a social worker is just going to get them killed too.
We have cops that are well trained on de-escalation tactics, negotiating and specifically trained on dealing with people going through a crisis, like thoughts of suicide for example. I'm one of those guys for de-escalation and suicide. Not yet a certified negotiator however.
I imagine DV is something that would still require at least one officer.
Agree...I was clocked in the head with a skillet after I removed a boyfriend from beating his girlfriend's face in. The woman with a bloodied face and eyes almost beaten shut was fighting for her man. She ended up with the more serious BOLEO charge and her boyfriend walked after first appearance court with a fine.
Domestic disputes are the most dangerous. They should send the full blown libs on those calls. We need to thin them out.
