04-21-2021, 12:41 AM
C(-)ris, I never implied that such an operation would be a “solution”. That’s your miss interpretation.
EMTs respond to medical emergencies, but their work doesn’t “solve” what brought them to the site of the emergency. They administer first aid as needed, then can pass the injured off to a more capable ER, then move on to their next call. The ER and hospital would take over any more complex treatment needed.
In the same fashion, a municipality could establish an emergency mental crisis response system which would deal with incidents immediately, render first treatment, then transport to an appropriate mental health facility.
In the example of the OP, they would be the ones called to assess, and help this woman, not armed police.
Also, an appropriate police first response does not end the full response to a crime. Suspects are first confronted, arrested if warranted, then transferred to a police facility for further evaluation and appropriate disposition.
EMTs respond to medical emergencies, but their work doesn’t “solve” what brought them to the site of the emergency. They administer first aid as needed, then can pass the injured off to a more capable ER, then move on to their next call. The ER and hospital would take over any more complex treatment needed.
In the same fashion, a municipality could establish an emergency mental crisis response system which would deal with incidents immediately, render first treatment, then transport to an appropriate mental health facility.
In the example of the OP, they would be the ones called to assess, and help this woman, not armed police.
Also, an appropriate police first response does not end the full response to a crime. Suspects are first confronted, arrested if warranted, then transferred to a police facility for further evaluation and appropriate disposition.