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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by burke_holland on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:16AM (#25098458)
I think it’s more like if you are a first responder, the math tells you whomever you are dealing with has a gun. That changes the dynamic entirely.
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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by lifeformed on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:32AM (#25098538)
The math doesn't say that - the 120 per 100 figure is misleading: obviously everyone doesn't own a gun. About 22% of people report owning a gun. So yes, a high figure, but the chance of someone owning a gun AND currently carrying it brings that number down a bit. I do agree that it's still quite a dangerous situation regardless.
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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by shadowgovt on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:34AM (#25098550)
1 in 5 is still far higher than UK first responders have to deal with.
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Re:NYC pilot tries mental health responders in place of police by rhizome on Monday November 16, 2020 @09:09PM (#25119589)
Well then let's run the numbers: which math are you talking about, the number of guns? My question stands, then. After that, where is the line that changes the dynamic "entirely?"
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