Seattle starts hiring unarmed 'alternate response teams' to respond to 911 calls

Fox News ^ | August 23, 2023 8:11pm EDT | Lindsay Kornick

[Jonty30]

Crisis responders who are paid $16/hr, as opposed to $40/hr for a cop.

[1of10]

I hope they all have body cams ....
youtube needs some new funny videos.

I wonder how long it will take for the first one to be beaten
into a pulp by some suffering citizen?

I say ...... first time out...

[realcleanguy]

Actually cops are 65.00 an hour. What is going to happen is one of these 16$ an hour kids will get shot at a domestic disturbance.

[Secret Agent Man]

Another real world example of why liberals should never be allowed in power. Their ideas absolutely suck.

[Jonty30]

I’m sure it’s more in my country as well, when you include benefits and all that overtime that is available to them. I am aware of one cop that has basically made $200,000 or more, because he goes for as much overtime as he can handle.

I can only guess the social workers will try to talk calm and then call the cops themselves if the fail to keep the peace.

It could be worth a shot, if it works. Cops should not be expected to wear as many hats as we expect them to.

[peggybac]

Who the hell in the right mind would accept a job like this? Responding unarmed to 911 calls in Seattle? Good grief.

[j.havenfarm]

Their ideas suck and all the failure of criminal Justice “reforms” across the country doesn’t dissuade them a bit

[FlingWingFlyer]

ROTFL! Somebody is going to get their ass shot. I hope that 16 bucks is worth it. You can make that kind of money as a “fries guy” these days. “Crisis Responder” is a dumb idea.

[Swanks]

Just think though if they hire the guys that want to be suicided by cops anyway, the city and the employee gets what they want. For a time anyway.

[Boogieman]

Is Seattle going to give them “alternate funerals” when they get shot?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

“Half the pay — All the danger!”

[healy61]

Oliver Anthony sang it best, “It’s a damn shame. It’s a damn shame.”

[cherry]

oh they will be given bankers hrs like all non essential workers....8-4, no weekends, no holidays.....

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#9: "I hope that 16 bucks is worth it."

This would be a great job for ex-cons who are otherwise unemployable and expendable.

[rktman]

Great idear eh!

[jerod]

Instead of training and hiring police officers to deal with conflicts, towns and cities are hiring unarmed minimum wage workers to deal with it... After all... What could go wrong?

This is a very dangerous trend.

[Graybeard58]

I showed my policeman son this article, he’s still laughing.

[Noumenon]

“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton. Let’s see if it pays off for him.”

[Larry Lucido]