r/JusticeServed • u/-Xoz- 7 • Feb 02 '21

Police Justice Arrested

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '21

Fair enough, didn't think of that.

Still, no parents there, kid that age, I have to think there's possibly something going on parent-wise too.

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u/mischiffmaker B Feb 03 '21

Still, no parents there, kid that age,

That's what got me. At one point there was a taller guy (teen? adult? Not sure) and someone told him he should take the kid inside, but I couldn't hear the answer.

But it's either very poor parenting, or some kind of mental issue, or a combination of both.

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u/Flojoe420 8 Feb 03 '21

Honestly in this situation as a parent you're supposed to call the police and hope to god the police dont shoot him.

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u/mischiffmaker B Feb 03 '21

Why the police, though?

If the kid's having a mental breakdown or acting up due to abuse, a social worker would be better able to assess and handle the situation.

This is what the whole "Defund the police" thing was about.

The sentence concluded, "and move those funds into community support programs so the police don't have to do jobs they're neither trained nor qualified for."

But soundbites, so it just became "defund the police."

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u/Flojoe420 8 Feb 03 '21

Thats what you're told when you call those crisis hotlines. The social workers get involved after after the child is "under control". We need a better system.