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https://twitter.com/gaelynnlea/status/1448655600716378122In Eugene, Ore.,for example, the White Bird Clinic runs what’s known as CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets), a program that reroutes 911 and non-emergency calls relating to mental health, substance use or homelessness to a team of medics and crisis-care workers
https://twitter.com/WCCO/status/1448619710963126275“On Aug. 17, 202, Brown was sentenced to a year in the workhouse, but he was almost immediately released and given credit for 33 days.” 👇🏻
https://twitter.com/jdugganmn/status/14476737906878464001. In both cases, police used a tactic known as “vehicle containment.” The photos of the parking ramp in the Smith case show how his car was boxed in by law enforcement (unmarked) cars. This is not meant to de-escalate. It escalates by forcing the person into “fight or flight.”
https://twitter.com/kstp/status/1444486864149303297I would like to understand how Ramsey County’s policy is a disservice to victims (a claim from the story). Police can still pull over a car if they suspect the driver of committing a crime or having a warrant. Nothing in the policy prevents that.
https://twitter.com/resmaamenakem/status/1413280045351809025It is even more significant that the prosecutor wrote this letter not to get something in return, such as a higher sentence, but simply because it is the right thing to do. It is critically important to educate the public about trauma and stereotypes of Black youth.