QUOTES
01:17 "The goal is to create a community response to people in mental health crisis, so law enforcement doesn't show up and potentially escalate the situation."
02:23 "Sacramento County has a 24-hour mental health crisis line, but it's not set up for in-person interventions. Instead, operators refer people to a system of clinics and crisis facilities that critics describe as backlogged."
08:24 "When someone painted out that blue line, the police union Facebook page blew up with expressions of outrage. It's an emotional time with the one-year anniversary of her murder, said Davis. It did affect us."
10:44 "Mayor Fischer and elected officials, please quit catering to the criminals. Rodman said he's frustrated with how officers are being treated. Shame on you for using the police officers as scapegoats."
SUMMARY
In this episode of the National Police Association Podcast, Sacramento aims to de-escalate by developing an alternative system for mental health calls that does not involve armed police.
Also in Sacramento, organizers have postponed a baseball field dedication due to an apparent vandalism, drawing outrage.
And in Louisville, Metro Police officers march and call for change.
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HIGHLIGHTS
00:25 Sacramento: Alternative to police responding to mental health calls being developed
07:48 Ceremony dedicating a baseball field in honor of Tara O'Sullivan postponed to vandalism
10:13 Louisville cops march for change as downtown reduced to a warzone
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