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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by dataminded on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:05PM (#25094694)
What you are saying boggles my mind.

I grew up right outside of NYC, spent A LOT of time there. I then lived in NYC for about 8 years. I never saw, heard of or experienced what you described. Nor have I ever communicated with anyone that shared a similar experience.

Can you be more specific about what 'neighborhoods' you refer to?

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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by chrisseaton on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:33PM (#25094938)
You can't go more than five minutes in NYC without seeing a gun on the streets.
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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by DaiPlusPlus on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:48PM (#25095047)
Only because the police themselves are open-carry.
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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by chrisseaton on Saturday November 14, 2020 @02:49PM (#25095053)
Right - people openly carrying guns every day on every street corner. It's madness, but people don't give it a second thought. Why do they need to be armed to the teeth like this? How did this become accepted by the public?
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