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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by bombcar on Saturday July 16, 2022 @09:04PM (#32123433)
This is the case, and if it were as common as described, there would be many many examples available. The cops are likely not even to roll out for "someone getting high" unless they're really bored or something else is happening.
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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by ezrast on Sunday July 17, 2022 @04:02AM (#32125214)
Tens of thousands of people in the USA are currently incarcerated for possession.
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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by parineum on Sunday July 17, 2022 @12:15PM (#32128104)
And if you become a cop, you can choose not to arrest those people.
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Re:U.S. transition to 988 suicide and crisis lifeline begins... by staticman2 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @12:36AM (#32161465)
Cops don't have to follow orders from a chain of command? They get to still be cops after refusing to follow orders from management?
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