SnottNormal t1_j100c5u wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in New York City Councilman Erik Blottcher's office, home vandalized with hate speech by mowotlarx
This is federal, not NYC. And my rep is a Republican who voted against it. She's really the only rep I'm directly concerned with. And it does throw an extra $100m+ at the problem.
That said, de-escalation training is a great idea in theory. It shouldn't have to come down from the feds. This is a city problem, but everyone is so scared of the cop unions (probably rightfully so) that nothing's gonna change.
NetQuarterLatte t1_j10jmzq wrote
It’s a national problem, no?
Unless you’re trying to say it’s not.
Do you believe that lack of de-escalation training is a problem that only happens in a few US cities?
SnottNormal t1_j10kdz5 wrote
...we're talking specifically about the NYPD? They're a city problem, not a national one.
Yes, lack of de-escalation training is national problem. That's also not the conversation we were having.
NetQuarterLatte t1_j10lemq wrote
And federal funding that would have also helped NYC... is not a good thing?
The same de-escalation training material and standards they develop at the federal level can help NYC and many other cities.
I don't see why each city needs to replicate the same work.
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