Even if the ambulance had to come from the hospital it's not 45 minutes to UBCO, with lights and sirens it'd be 15 minutes.
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Originally Posted by whitev70r
Really simple actually, have police trained in wellness check procedures. Or, someone mentioned this in another thread, what you need here is a empathetic, kind, gentle social worker or trained counsellor. Hell, hire a few of these on the police force and on calls like these, bring one of these SW or counsellors along (in plain clothes, not uniform) with an officer to deescalate the situation.
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I believe that's what people are suggesting with the "defund the police" idea. Have social workers specialized in a few different things that go to calls like these. A police officer should probably be nearby but not directly involved unless called on by the social worker who is completely in charge of the situation.