Social workers/crisis workers would de-escalate, there would be little alternative, training or not.
Yes, public defenders or the non-profit alternatives in NYC are mostly recent grads and not from NYU or Columbia.
I will say, I work for a non-profit. I visit some of the worst neighborhoods and housing. We have had guns put in our faces. People have been shot in front of us.
I don’t know what to say. The Police are a last recourse, but they are a recourse. We de-escalate all that we can.
Yes, we would all like them to get out of their cars and talk to people. It is more often that they sit on a corner.
The same stuff goes on.
The other week, I saw a guy stripped naked and beat. He was saying, I gave him the money. The police pulled up and left ten minutes later.
Did anyone say anything? No, we don’t want to get shot. Who would you tell? The police won’t do anything for you. Yet, you need protection, safety.
