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Originally Posted by coffeebean
So......having a couple of cops outside just in case the social worker needs help? With defunding the police, are those cops not going to earn full pay? Maybe they deserve only half pay because they are just standing by in case they are needed to deal with an out of control suspect? This is getting ridiculous. If anything, add a social worker to the existing police presence......don't downsize the police presence.
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Agree. It is amazing how little many on here know about law enforcement. I guess they believe it's all Hollywood Dirty Harry. Not so in real life.
By the way folks, Social Services works with law enforcement every day. It is Social Services that calls the police to assist them with removing battered women, neglected children and assist them with mental cases. They use the police professionals that are trained in physical confrontation to handle their protection when they go to these homes. It is not the police that need to be removed.
Taking all the arguments into consideration, how many on here think that police Depts. want to spend three times the wage for a qualified Social Worker that has a Masters Degree? Do you think that an educated person that specializes in Social Work and has an advanced degree wants to do "police" work? Besides, if it was up to Social Workers, how many career criminals would be in prison?
Since most on here have no experience in law enforcement, you cannot be expected to understand a police officer's job. Most of it really does consist of social work with the public. Do you think that a police officer is nothing more than a tag team of mix martial arts warriors? And do you really think that a police officer "pulls" his gun whenever he is confronting a subject? Of course not, or he would not be able to utilize his hand to defend himself. An officer knows that he cannot just shoot someone that is "bad" or breaking the law. Most pistols remain in the holster until such time as the officer feels either he or someone else's life is in danger.
Some folks on here really should do a ride along with a police officer on a busy weekend where they can see what he/she deals with on a routine basis.
You might get an unarmed civilian to write parking tickets but you better have an armed officer making a traffic stop. And you may not know the stats on how many officers are assaulted or killed on domestic calls, but I bet Social Workers know them.
You want better police work? Talk to the judges about putting the perps away instead of letting them off with a plea deal and community service when they were originally charged with felonies.