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knockatize t1_j9r5tyd wrote

It is nowhere near a small minority of the total responses - and that's the problem.

That "small minority" is responsible for a big mess.

While many 911 calls do merit an emergency police response, unnecessarily dispatching armed officers to calls where their presence is unnecessary is more than just an ineffective use of safety resources; it can also create substantially adverse outcomes for communities of color, individuals with behavioral health disorders and disabilities, and other groups who have been disproportionately affected by the American criminal justice system.

Did anybody in this thread ever think that maybe there was a progressive reason for not being a damn fool about people who abuse the system?

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