I don’t think it’s surprising at all. Soul force makes less brute force necessary. wave3.com/2020/07/28/kentuck…

Jul 30, 2020 · 5:22 AM UTC

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This is what is meant by “ Defund the Police”.
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Excellent. Police have two categories of people. The criminal and not yet criminal. Social workers usually have a more hopeful outlook.
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This is ... ABSOLUTE PROOF ... that ... SOCIAL WORKERS instead of Police Officers ... create ... POSITIVE OUTCOMES ... and save money! ... You can hire ... Two ... Social Workers ... for the cost of paying ... and ... outfitting ... One ... Police Officer!
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Humans are very remedial learners.
Wow. This is kentucky??? Good for them! Sounds like someone's been listening to yang's ideas?
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Kindness is kind of a big deal!
I believe this approach is a great one, particularly in small and medium size communities. Eugene, OR has successfully implemented their program for several years. npr.org/2020/06/10/874339977…
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We need them in San Francisco
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I can remember being taught in psych grad school that cops and criminals have similar psychological make-up. A social worker is not going to have the personality to clash with the people involved in the escalated situation. Study to cite: esirc.emporia.edu/handle/123…
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this demonstrates how underpaid swers are
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