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Fellow white ladies: Today is a good day to talk about alternatives to calling the police.
[note: that woman w/ her dog knew exactly what she was doing. This thread is for people looking change the way they think. People actively looking to cause harm can eat dirt and die.]
[note: that woman w/ her dog knew exactly what she was doing. This thread is for people looking change the way they think. People actively looking to cause harm can eat dirt and die.]
I did a quick google search and found loads of resources. The ones I& #39;m quickly listing in this thread come from this pamphlet: https://communityresourcehub.org/resources/12-things-to-do-instead-of-calling-the-cops/">https://communityresourcehub.org/resources...
1. Don& #39;t feel obligated to defend corporate propert. If no one is being harmed, you can probably just leave the situation alone.
2. If something of yours was stolen and you need to file a report, go to the station in person. Better not to invite police into your community.
3. If you see someone exhibiting "odd" behavior, don& #39;t assume they are intoxicated. Many things, including medical conditions, can cause erratic behavior. Ask if they are ok, if the person has a condition, and if they need help.
4. If you see someone having car trouble, ask if they need assistance and offer to call a tow truck. Introducing police can bring punative consequences like tickets or violence, and they may target people who don& #39;t have necessary documents.
5. Keep a contact list of community resources, like abuse or suicide hotlines.When police are called in to "manage" situations, it disproportionately affects people with mental illness.
6. Check your "impulse" to call police on people you feel look "suspicious." Is their race, gender, ethnicity, or housing situation influencing your choice? Calling the police can be a death sentence for many people.
7. Encourage teachers, coworkers, organizer not to invite police into classrooms, workplaces, or public spacea. Insread, build a culture of taking care of each other/mutual aid.
8. If your neighbor is having a party and the noise is bothering you, go over and speak to them. Getting to know your neighbors at local events is a good way to build relationships based on mutual respect, so it will be easier, later on, to make any polite requests about noise.
9. If you see someone peeing in public, just look away. There are many houseless people who do not have reliable assess to bathrooms.
10. Hold/attend conflict resolution, de-escalation, first aid, and self-defense workshops in your neighborhood, school, workplace, or community org.
11. Don& #39;t report street art. It& #39;s a part of larger subculture. If you see hate speech, paint over it.
12. Police can escalate domestic violence. You can support friends and neighbors by offering a place to stay, a ride to a safe location, or access to community resourcea like safe houses and hotlines.
Again, this info came from: http://communityresourcehub.org"> http://communityresourcehub.org
