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exboyfil

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7. A social worker is no more magical than a cop

Reply to brush (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 31, 2021, 04:12 PM

Jan 2021

My daughter is a mental health nurse. She would have absolutely no interest in joining cops when dealing with a person in distress because of the potential presence of weapons. Her job is already dangerous enough on her floor.

I don't see cuffing a 9 year old who doesn't have a weapon or committed a crime on the say so of the mother.

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3 white police officers abuse and pepper spray 9 year old girl in Rochester, NY [View all] Shell_Seas Jan 2021 OP

Hard to watch. I couldn't. secondwind Jan 2021 #1

This is a prime example of when social workers should be deployed with cops to... brush Jan 2021 #2

A social worker is no more magical than a cop exboyfil Jan 2021 #7

What's your suggestion, just leaving everything up to cops then? Isn't that what the whole... brush Jan 2021 #8

You want social workers not trained in handling violent situations with weapons as first responders exboyfil Jan 2021 #10

Wouldn't the idea be to train specialists to assist police in domestic situations? brush Jan 2021 #11

Is somebody helping this little girl right now? raging moderate Jan 2021 #3

JFC...ftp, ACAB. ret5hd Jan 2021 #4

Sadly, I think the day is coming when it will no longer be safe for police. Dan Jan 2021 #5

Do they regularly apprehend and cuff a 9 year old on the say so of the mother? exboyfil Jan 2021 #6

It was a tough situation. IMO specialist in domestic crisis situations should be called... brush Jan 2021 #9