The arrogance of white liberals and Marxist politicians knows no bounds.
While poll after poll continues to show that the vast majority of the people actually living in lower income neighborhoods where the left is demanding the police be removed from actually want the same amount, or MORE police.
The answer for this is pretty simple, most people are good, hard working, knows folks and do not far the police. Sure everyone gets anxiety (some more than others depending on a myriad of reasons) when getting pulled over or asked questions by cops, but they aren’t worried about getting murdered … by the police.
The data shows they are way more worried about what would happen without the police. This is why the following story is so concerning … good, honest people are now sitting ducks …
The Scoop reported:
‘Chicago will be dispatching mental health professionals along with paramedics instead of police forces on some 911 calls in Chicago according to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
In one future pilot program, for example, a paramedic will be sent with a mental health clinician for “behavioral health calls” according to a report by The Chicago Times.
In another instance, a paramedic will be working along with a “recovery specialist” on calls related to substance abuse.
Mental health professionals will be dispatched to 911 calls in Chicago instead of cops following defund the police protests – as gang members now outnumber officers ten to one amid mass exodus from the force https://t.co/KNNhClqiid
— Kambree (@KamVTV) July 14, 2021
The reorganization comes as data from the Chicago Police Pension Board showed that so far more policemen have departed the force in 2021 so far than in all of 2018.
Reports noted that 363 police officers have so far retired in Chicago just between January to June — compared to the 339 officers who left the force in the whole 2018 — as crime and lawlessness continue to creep across the city.
Meanwhile, over the past year, the number of homicide cases and shootings in Chicago increased substantially, recording more violence in one year than in more than two decades, according to Breitbart News.
According to Breitbart News, the number of killings and shootings in Chicago increased substantially in 2020, with more violence than in all but one year in more than two decades.
The Chicago killing fields yield their gruesome daily harvest. https://t.co/BwIr85OgJe
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) June 20, 2021
Chicago also saw 4,033 shooting victims last year compared with 2,598 recorded the year before.
Following three years of declining homicide numbers, 2020 concluded with 769 killings, 274 more than the previous year and the highest since 2016’s 784 homicide cases.
The Times noted that the “alternative response” programs in Chicago are also being implemented amid continuing debate over the role of the cops in the death of George Floyd under the hands of the Minneapolis police forces last year.
Mental health experts noted that the new arrangements in Chicago could help mitigate front-line losses and casualties since they will be present at the 911 center to monitor situations.
However, it remains unclear how these new responders will successfully de-escalate violence that may occur during such calls.
Chicago Times reported that the new programs underwrite a “public health approach” to responding to 911 calls in case of emergency.
Lightfoot’s policy adviser for public safety, Alex Heaton, expressed enthusiasm in the new approach — which is expected to commence next month.
READ MORE of this article from The Scoop at The Gateway Pundit, HERE.
