Two Dallas PD officers shot at protest

...sigh...

And this is why this shit will never end.

"We need to abolish the police, period. Demilitarize the police, disarm the police, and we need to come up with community solutions for transformative justice." — Jessica Disu, a community activist said on last night's 'The Kelly File.

 
@ThunderHorse - Minneapolis PD have always had a hate/hate relationship with this mayor...recent events, and rhetoric, (from both sides) have not helped:

Minneapolis Police Federation President Bob Kroll, who said in an interview with the Star Tribune on Monday that he commended the officers for leaving their post and predicted other officers would refuse to work games. He also said only four officers worked the Saturday game because the Lynx (WNBA) are a “pathetic draw.”

Mayor Hodges wrote, “Bob Kroll’s remarks about the Lynx are jackass remarks. Let me be clear: labor leadership inherently does not speak on behalf of management. Bob Kroll sure as hell doesn’t speak for me about the Lynx or about anything else.”

Mayor Hodges blasts 'jackass remarks' by union chief over Lynx police walkout
 
policemedic said:
Not in the acute phase, but long-term care can sometimes be problematic. That said, and circling back to what you've said, not many people end up in long-term inpatient settings. There's a legal mechanism for it but here as elsewhere once their meds have reached therapeutic levels it's not unusual to discharge them. That does mitigate any problem with bed availability but often creates a revolving door into the system when the patient decides the side effects of the psych meds outweigh their benefit. And let's not forget, it's not always about avoiding the side effects, sometimes people just like the way they feel when they're symptomatic and so choose to stop taking their meds.
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Thanks for the feedback. You are right about the side effects from some of the psychoactive meds. Side effects can include trouble walking, fatigue and often there in impotency as well. To be honest, If I had to take some of the meds, I'd prolly have trouble staying compliant too. Most of the people alive today, have no idea how bad things were prior to the psychoactive meds.

Often, patients were treated with prefrontal lobotomies, Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT, is still used for severe Depression), Insulin Shock Therapy. Patients were also physically dealt with to prevent attacks on other patients and staff, Straight jackets, and Cold Sheet therapy. Sometimes a fist in the face was all an employee could do to maintain order. Things that happened on what were the "Violent Wards" were very fluid in the pre medicine days.

Things have changed drastically, and outpatient care is effective for mentally ill patients. keeping people on their meds is a constant challenge.
 
Ooh-Rah said:
...sigh...

And this is why this shit will never end.

"We need to abolish the police, period. Demilitarize the police, disarm the police, and we need to come up with community solutions for transformative justice." — Jessica Disu, a community activist said on last night's 'The Kelly File.

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I wonder how widespread this lady's thinking is? How about we ask our military to lay down their arms, aircraft, and naval vessels. WTF is "transformative justice"? Is it like political correctness?

These people will be voting in Nov.
 
Red Flag 1 said:
I wonder how widespread this lady's thinking is? How about we ask our military to lay down their arms, aircraft, and naval vessels. WTF is "transformative justice"? Is it like political correctness?

These people will be voting in Nov.
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It's fringe. Most people on the left don't take issue with the concept of policing, but rather the manner in which we conduct policing. It's easy to take these bombastic statements and say "Look! Look at these crazy loons!" but they do not represent the zeitgeist.
 
A lot of demonstrations are going on tonight for the "Day of Unrest" that Anonymous is pushing.

There is another BLM demonstration scheduled for downtown Dallas tonight at Daly Plaza...
 
I have to say, I'm a little surprised at this given some of the athlete activism we hear about in the news.

Cam Newton's father reminds tourney participants that 'Every 1 Matters'

“I spoke about it in our orientation period, that there’s a responsibility that needs to be met out on both sides of the aisle,’’ said the elder Newton, a pastor in Atlanta. “From the pedestrian to the police officers, we’ve all got to find common ground to work this thing out. It’s tragic for whatever happens.

“We just need to start orientating athletes to being obedient to laws and people of authority and not take things for granted so much.’’

“If you’re confronted or stopped by an officer, a registered officer, you need to obey them,’’ Cecil said. “If they tell you to get on your knees, get on your knees. If they tell you to be still, sit on the ground. There should not be a confrontation about their authority versus what you believe he should make you do.

“I just want the event to end safely. We’ll debate about what should have been done later. But I don’t want you to be carried away from that event in a life-threatening condition.’’
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