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Originally Posted by mamamia54
It seems all the the things the social workers will be handling can go south pretty quick. I wonder how the social workers feel about it. I’m sure after the first call where one gets hurt or killed, they will rethink that ridiculous idea. To me, the whole idea of defunding and dismantling the police is ridiculous.
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There is some truth to the, "there may be problems" comments that many are writing. But, there are 2 sides and gray areas to EVERY debate. One factor is obvious-people initially react badly to change. That's why the conservative viewpoint is easier to win in a debate. Change is FRIGHTENING to many people. For example, the 1st Black president was always swimming upstream. I saw flags in conservative areas of Tn be taken down immediately after Obama won. Obama Care is now shredded as retribution against change. Change frightens many. The Villages has an older population. Older populations skew to the right of center politically. Just a fact. Then, older people prefer older ways of doing almost everything, myself included. Progress is slow in the US. That is probably good most of the time. Other issues, for example, like in healthcare it is NOT good. WE in the US have a healthcare system tied NOT to logic or good medical principles, but to a tradition from pre WW2 of tying care to people's jobs-and that from a time when people stayed in ONE job for a lifetime. That is NOT even close to the modern job situation where people change jobs nimbly. Other world countries recognize this, not, unfortunately, the US. The point of all of this is that ALL issues have 2 sides and gray areas. I will opinionate specifically police and social workers later....to be continued