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NetQuarterLatte t1_j1018cl wrote

Reply to comment by MillennialNightmare in New York City Councilman Erik Blottcher's office, home vandalized with hate speech by mowotlarx

>[...] providing the training to law enforcement officers or mental health professionals.

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>Oh you mean the bill that gives them more money.

To address one of the exact things anti-police folks criticize.

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MillennialNightmare t1_j10el3y wrote

The point is there shouldn’t need to be a dedicated DOJ grant for this, it should be something departments across the country include in their academies and on an ongoing basis.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j10jgwy wrote

Why? Is violence de-escalation different across cities?

A deranged person in NYC will escalate violence much differently than a person in Seattle?

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MillennialNightmare t1_j10x7uz wrote

No idea what you’re even asking here. Police departments need to do this training, that’s not in dispute. The federal government shouldn’t dedicate resources to funding it.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j10yce1 wrote

So each department should duplicate the work of developing the training curriculum and standards for de-escalation?

But regardless of that, why are you against federal funding that can help improve things in NYC and other cities? This is an issue that impacts every city in the nation.

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MillennialNightmare t1_j10zz3i wrote

Every training and every program doesn’t need additional funding to be carried out.

The program should absolutely be developed, that’s not in question, but federal funding shouldn’t be dedicated to funding the training across the country. There’s zero reason that can’t be incorporated into existing academy training.

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NetQuarterLatte t1_j116uox wrote

It has to require extra funding.

Unless we can somehow make the training happen for free and in the officer's free time (without pay).

That has to come from somewhere.

Edit: so it seems that the argument boils down to a variant of "fuck the NYPD".

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SnottNormal t1_j119tg0 wrote

Reallocate funds. The NYPD isn't hurting for money.

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