“Crazy as hell” is what a St. Petersburg, Florida resident called the mayor’s plan to replace 25 police with 25 social workers. Beginning October 1 unarmed social workers will be responding to the following “non violent” 911 calls instead of the police.

Disorderly intoxication
Intoxication
Mental health crisis
Drug overdose
Disorderly juvenile
Homeless complaint
Panhandling
Neighborhood dispute

We sometimes visited attractions in the St Pete area. No more.

[anothersteve]

Those "non violent" calls can turn violent pretty quick. Stupid!!
Steve

[Joe V.]

Originally Posted by John41

“Crazy as hell” is what a St. Petersburg, Florida resident called the mayor’s plan to replace 25 police with 25 social workers. Beginning October 1 unarmed social workers will be responding to the following “non violent” 911 calls instead of the police.

Disorderly intoxication
Intoxication
Mental health crisis
Drug overdose
Disorderly juvenile
Homeless complaint
Panhandling
Neighborhood dispute

We sometimes visited attractions in the St Pete area. No more.

My long time friend from St. Pete has now decided to move up to TV because of this. That is good news for me.

[billethkid]

These are the nonsensical decisions that come from uninformed political decisions.
By people who have absolutely no background or experience.

When the results of these decisions go sideways and someone gets hurt or killed, we will then get the next line of nonsensical BS!!

(Making a diligent effort to remain polite about such incompetence in my response).

[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.

[Stu from NYC]

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.

You beat me to this.

How can politicians be so stupid and irresponsible

[davem4616]

Originally Posted by John41

“Crazy as hell” is what a St. Petersburg, Florida resident called the mayor’s plan to replace 25 police with 25 social workers. Beginning October 1 unarmed social workers will be responding to the following “non violent” 911 calls instead of the police.

Disorderly intoxication
Intoxication
Mental health crisis
Drug overdose
Disorderly juvenile
Homeless complaint
Panhandling
Neighborhood dispute

We sometimes visited attractions in the St Pete area. No more.

they'll be advertising for social workers shortly....all the 'cupcakes' from the liberal states that have absolutely no clue other than classroom BS will apply ...

that will not be fun to watch

[mtdjed]

That will work well. I hope the mayor, Rick Kriseman, has the opportunity to assist in some of these encounters to experience the wisdom of such a plan.

But it is not only his plan. The Chief of Police supports the plan, and will be hiring 18 to 20 (Not 25) social workers to handle the 13,000 to 14,000 non violent calls out of 260,000 total calls experienced each year in St Petersburg. These social workers will be police workers in plain cloths and will not carry weapons. According to the plan, these social workers will cover the city between 5 AM until 2 AM.

The breakdown of 13,000 non violent crimes of course is after the events are tallied. The dispatchers who take the calls don't have the advantage of knowing which calls will be non violent.

So what happens as the social worker tries to calm down an intoxicated person that suddenly turns violent. Do you get to call timeout.

Obviously , they must have this all worked out.

[mamamia54]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

You beat me to this.

How can politicians be so stupid and irresponsible

Lately it seems stupid and irresponsible is exactly what they are. I’m beginning to not know who is worse, the rioters or the politicians caving in to all these crazy, nonsensical demands.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by mamamia54

Lately it seems stupid and irresponsible is exactly what they are. I’m beginning to not know who is worse, the rioters or the politicians caving in to all these crazy, nonsensical demands.

Who would be dumb enough to take the job and put themselves in harms way like this

[Stu from NYC]

anj politicians out there that wants a rather dangerous job that they have no training for?

[Two Bills]

........and the few remaining police officers will have to go with them for security and backup!

[riley2011]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

You beat me to this.

How can politicians be so stupid and irresponsible

You’re kidding, right??

[Tom2172]

Politicians have unlimited stupidly
Let the politicians personally respond to these calls!
They will learn quickly that being stuck on stupid is life threatening

[camaguey48]

Because they are