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BlueBeagle8 t1_jcqr9qu wrote

My heart goes out to Mr. Seabrooks and his family, and I understand where these advocates are coming from, but I'd love to hear a more concrete suggestion than "de-escalation" and "connecting people with the support they need." Those are empty platitudes, not solutions for handling violent episodes.

Sending social workers into a situation where a man armed with a knife is threatening to harm himself and others is not viable. The police are always going to be involved in incidents like this. So what, specifically, should they do differently to prevent tragedies like this from happening in the future?

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GTSBurner t1_jcr2ixv wrote

> Sending social workers into a situation where a man armed with a knife is threatening to harm himself and others is not viable.

It's not just a social worker. It's a social worker trained in these kind of situations and knows the risks. It's not some random LCSW from your kid's school.

The idea is that the social worker runs lead with the cops backup. Because these types of programs have been working.

Patrick Chin in Hillsborough was killed after a 2.5 minute interaction. He was in crisis, alone in his house. There was no threat to the general public and the cops escalated the situation and ended up killing him.

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