I actually agree with the defund movement on many points. With many cities having officers spending 50%+ of their time on "Bum duty", maybe its time for SF to deal with that problem without law enforcement as the first point of contact and pocket that savings with less staff.
My time around this population, I consider the difference between a bum and a homeless person is a bum does not want a home and have different solutions to them, both of which are not best serviced by law enforcement. My law enforcement family and friends all agree, they dont want to do that job either.
Yes a few social workers might get stabbed in the beginning but I think we can sort out this epidemic.
I actually agree with the defund movement on many points. With many cities having officers spending 50%+ of their time on "Bum duty", maybe its time for SF to deal with that problem without law enforcement as the first point of contact and pocket that savings with less staff.
My time around this population, I consider the difference between a bum and a homeless person is a bum does not want a home and have different solutions to them, both of which are not best serviced by law enforcement. My law enforcement family and friends all agree, they dont want to do that job either.
Yes a few social workers might get stabbed in the beginning but I think we can sort out this epidemic.