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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Does anyone think that social workers will want to be doing this when they start getting hurt or killed?
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I'm sure in some instances, sending the wrong personnel will result in violence. Just the appearance of a police officer results in many of these people standing down. Those same people may react differently to an unarmed social worker.
"Stand down or I'll sentence you to 12 weeks of therapy" doesn't carry the same weight as, "Do you really want to be handcuffed and spend the night in jail?".