Posted on 04/08/2023 9:59:37 AM PDT by rktman
Chicago Mayor-Elect Brandon Johnson (D) told CBS News on Thursday his plan to tackle the city's crime problem: Send more social workers to crime scenes.
Johnson, a staunch progressive, pointed to instances where police killed black men as evidence to say more police officers are not the solution.
"This is really about making sure that people understand the context of the level of frustration when you see that type of brutalization over and over again, it can be discouraging," Johnson explained.
"We're working to double the amount of young people we hire, not just for summer jobs, but for year-round positions," he continued. "We've been pushing this ordinance called 'Treatment, Not Trauma.' In essence, first responders, social workers, counselors, EMT[s], these individuals would show up to calls that require those type of interventions."
Johnson said at least 40 percent of the 9-1-1 calls in the city deal with "mental health crises."
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Any white social worker sent in to respond to a domestic violence incident in “Da Hood” may feel like a lamb going to the slaughter.
Maybe I don’t give the people of Chicago enough credit.
He’s not a “progressive” as the author states.
He is a hard-core communist!
I have the popcorn concession at the local flea market. I can send some.
How much ya need??
Ha.
Good racket. But maybe send my share to the “houseless” or someone like that.πΏπ§
Happy Easter
Actually, at the end of the day, I take unsold popcorn and put it into plastic shopping bag(s) and give it to a lady who gives it to people who appreciate it (read: families who don’t have much). I season it with butter and butter salt so it has good flavor...
How many “mental health” issues really mean alcohol and/or drug abuse?
I’m impressed. Nice thing to do.
Maybe my unbidden psychic powers were at work to think of that connection to you today. Repeat: unbidden.
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