Position where they are expected to be social workers, youth counselors, Mental Health experts,s, and housing and they cant do all of those things. To Defund Police isnt just about throwing out police. Itabout throwing is about thinking of why we give these problems to police and put money back into initiatives that would lead them safer. Host what would lead you to believe that police do things outside of the purview of actually policing, which you describe . Guest up to a quarter of all witheople interacting police have a Mental Health crisis. They getle call 911, an Armed Police Response and they are not equipped between one quarter and one half of all the Police Killed by police have a Mental Health issue. When people call 911, they get an Armed Police Response and they are not equipped to manage those calls as well as they should be managed. That is one example. We are using police in school to deal with disciplinary issues that is resulting in kids under 10 years old being put in
Audience of what your view of what the police should be in Current Society . Guest i think it is not so much about what the police should be, it is what we should be doing instead of policing in as many situations as possible. The problem is we have come to over rely on police to solve every social problem under the sun. It puts police in this untenable position where they are expected to be social workers, youth counselors, Mental Health experts,s, and housing and they cant do all of those things. To Defund Police isnt just about throwing out police. Itabout throwing is about thinking of why we give these problems to police and put money back into initiatives that would lead them safer. Host what would lead you to believe that police do things outside of the purview of actually policing, which you describe . Guest up to a quarter of all witheople interacting police have a Mental Health crisis. They getle call 911, an Armed Police Response and they are not equipped to manage those call
Reforms you would be comfortable supporting. Epublicans, 202 7488001 democrats, 202 7488000. Ndependents, 202 7488002 if you are a member of Law Enforcement, call us at 202 7488003. You can also post on twitter and facebook as well. Thehow you some of proposals, the washington times, on its front page, a story by oyer, President Trump considering an executive order on this topic, white house Officials Say the president is considering proposals such as creating a National Registry for Police Misconduct, requiring deescalation training for cops and a limiting the use of chokeholds, although aides caution no decisions have been made. The white house ruled out the democratic proposal to rule out on qualified immunity. The justice and policing act is being offered by the House Democrats. Some of the proposals were laid out in that bill. [video clip] the nations demanding we enact meaningful change. This is a systemic problem that requires a comprehensive solution. That is why the justice in
Can be stable and get their i. D. And Social Security card where they can begin to feel welcome and they can begin to get back in touch with why am i here . What is my purpose . Even though i have been through all of these things what do i do with my life tomorrow, next year, next decade . Hadaway reconnect with my children . And some of the same things that we think about for our own lives as far as the further development. What will i be doing in 10 years . Where do i want to work . Where do i want to play and how do i get to rebuilding my life . How do i become a part of a policy system . How do i become a voter . You know, how do i get my life back in my dreams back in my goals back. Some of the things that we need to be thinking about are what do we do to support those coming back home to become constructive members of our community . To be useful and productive in our world. And in a new way of life thats her whole purpose. Thats what we do with the women that come their is just
I think that polls have shown us that americans the people no longer want to see these numbers and these institutions built. Theyre looking at other ways in order other ways to handle people with Mental Health issues and drug addictions, which really drive the numbers in our prisons and in our jails, but i think that what we have done over the last three decades is really built this mass incarceration vehicle that has driven and driven and driven the numbers of men and women and children into the systems and now were realizing that its not working, its broken, its too costly, its taking lives that we could handle differently. So, thats where we have landed. But the system keeps churning away. And i am very happy to see a proposition in california like proposition 47, that the people can go and cast their vote, and this machine will have to downsize. So, i think that its out of control. Irregardless of what we the people are looking at and wanting for our communities. Also i want to poi