Zero arrests in 6 months of health care professionals replacing police officers
We&#x27;ve had a program like this in Eugene Oregon for <i>30 Years</i>. It&#x27;s the model a lot of other programs follow.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.msn.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;news&#x2F;us&#x2F;this-town-of-170000-replaced-some-cops-with-medics-and-mental-health-workers-its-worked-for-over-30-years&#x2F;ar-BB16lO1G" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.msn.com&#x2F;en-us&#x2F;news&#x2F;us&#x2F;this-town-of-170000-replac...</a><p>They handle most non-violent 911 calls which cops would end up handling. Things like people walking into a business naked or sleeping in the doorway of a business, these guys get called. It&#x27;s a big percentage of 911 calls in any city where you have homeless people.<p>Usually they can help people out, but if people do get violent or belligerent, they call for police backup. That&#x27;s pretty rare.<p>Overdoses, sick homeless people, people shouting random shit at people in front of businesses, pretty much anything non violent, these guys talk them down give them a little help, drive them to a clinic, or whatever they need. It&#x27;s a lot cheaper and more humane than arresting them.