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.
Cori Bush
 @CoriBush
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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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That's moronic.
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What’s moronic is to settle for an endless string of militaristic misadventures and consider it an inescapable status quo.
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Ever been to an active crime scene, Marianne? Heck even seen a crime movie of some sort? You never know if someone can be a threat or not. If you'd send untrained (even compared to many cops) "professionals" to domestic voilence situation... You'd get 2 hostages instead of one.
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Replying to @LewisWedmore
I’m not naive. I didn’t say there was no place for armed police. Never said that.

Nov 23, 2020 · 7:08 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
So tell me how does someone know beforehand, if a person can be a threat or not and needs a Peace Officer? Your professionals would be in a capacity to defend themselves if, IF, the suspect attacks them. God, its insane to see what lengths of lunacy these ideas have gone to
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