28 November 2023

THINGS LIKE THIS ARE STILL HAPPENING | Techdirt

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But, because cops are still the most common first response to distress calls, things like this continue to happen. 
People who are suicidal or threatening to engage in self-harm are being killed or harmed by responding officers, rather than being handled responsibly and diverted from their plans to hurt themselves.

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