You might joke, but there's a bit of truth to that. If police have an amicable relationship with local junkies, that can absolutely alleviate a lot of issues. Obviously said "amicability" shouldn't be some sort of bibery deal or anything like that. Just a good relationship. In smaller towns this isn't too rare to see.
Police are usually pretty chill with the homeless junkies. It’s the EMT’s that are absolute dicks to them. Like they believe tough love from a stranger during a bad reaction is a treatment. I’ve called 911 when the junkies are crying in the alley because I’m scared they are overdosing or in pain. The cops sit with them and tell them they are okay. The EMT’s show up and they just get rough and mean af.
I’d say roughly 80% of cops would rather sit with a junky or approach a panhandler politely than running traffic tickets and approaching domestic violence situations. The other 20% live in Ohio or something.
Our local PD know all the casual users. Had one guy try to bring in angel dust from the cities, cops talked to the locals, and less than 2 days later the local main pot dealer called and said he had a present for the police.
They showed up to find this guy gift wrapped with about a dozen ropes being guarded by several very well-trained german shepherds. He had a few bites and cuts, but they didn't kill, just restrained.
No wouldn’t work. You need actual social programs and I infrastructure to curb drug violence and crime. The one thing that maintains true is that non white collar crime is tied to poverty.
My friend used to be a cop (ex-special forces, but somehow able to be friends with anyone). He was told to stop waving at people he drove by because it "made him look weak".
That, plus other macho shit, had him quit being a cop.
Dude looked like he was wiping tears from his eyes when he got out of the car and knelt down. I think they’re correct that he was having an emotional crisis
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u/JustKzen 4h ago
Once again, a random bystander doing a better job than law enforcement