Not sure who knows this already but 6 months ago, Denver started having mental health professionals respond to mental health incidents instead of police. Some early data:
0 arrests were made among 748 incidents
41% of people were taken to a shelter or hospital
0 incidents were violent
6x a day, police were freed up to work on more serious criminal activity
“Defund the police” materializes through progressive steps like this. We need to pressure more law enforcement agencies to follow suit.
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I’m so glad that Daniel Brühl is getting the recognition / attention he deserves because he’s such a talented actor and I will die on this hill. On that note go watch the alienist on Netflix hehehe x) That is all.