1000%. Another reason we need a Department of Peace. Our over-reliance on brute force both domestically and internationally is a throwback to mistaken notions from the 20th Century that could prove deadly (in some cases already do) in the 21st.
Trained, trauma-informed interventionists should respond to domestic violence situations.
Unarmed mental health experts should respond to mental and behavioral health crises.
Not armed police.
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The State Department works only on international issues; a Department of Peace would have a domestic as well as international component.
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