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Should Columbia employ mental health workers to help on police calls?

Should Columbia employ mental health workers to help on police calls?

Yes

2

No

5

Yes

2 Comments
Jeffrey Ransdell
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Jeffrey Ransdell

A number of police calls are the result of an individual not being able cope with their circumstances in an acceptable manner. Having a mental health worker along could not only help the individual, but prevent the police from being put in a position that may require serious force. Good for everyone

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Toasty
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Toasty

Certainly worth a look. Presenting the absurdly high dollar cost is an indication that the city doesn't want the program.

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No

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Vernon Taylor
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Vernon Taylor

Then we have to hire Mental Health Workers to deal with the Mental Health Workers who go on the calls and have to deal with what LEO sees on a daily basis. In addition to the liability and safety concerns they bring by being "nice" to thugs and criminals.

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Justin Booya
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Justin Booya

Let LEO'S do their job. They already have a very difficult job to do. Don't slow them down with "mental health workers."

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

Can we let the police just do their jobs. Are you wanting to put more people in danger?

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addaw adadwdaw
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addaw adadwdaw

In this situation, the could have been murdered by the man in question.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

No, on the mental health worker, Yes, on a K-9 mental support animal.

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Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

Do you think Marines should be deployed in the US?

Yes

7

No

4

Yes

6 Comments
Carol Thompson
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Carol Thompson

Why are the marines any different than any other branch of service that gets deployed in U.S. As a veteran- I have been deployed for things in U.S. over the years- it’s not just for protecting us in foreign countries Our oath of office says we will protect foreign and domestic

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Thomas OSullivan
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Thomas OSullivan

Newsom, Bass and Waters can't handle the situation. I believe the Marines should be a last resort but certainly an option on the table.

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Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

Maxine Waters face alone should be a warning to the world that a darwinian subspecies has overtaken southern California

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Fat Guy Outdoors
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Fat Guy Outdoors

What do you do when a foreign body rises up on American soil. You make an example out of it. Never understood the waving of other countries flags in these situations. They are sending you back to the country you are so proud of. Im hoping they're treated like armed combatants.

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Belinda Kitchen
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Belinda Kitchen

Because someone needs to help cause obviously the government in California don't care . The president is doing all that he can to help . I say if ur illegal you need to leave either willingly or by forcing.

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

This is an insurrection, with guns and devastating fires. They should all be arrested and treated with same due process as the Jan 6th people.

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Toasty
Toasty

Would you be saying the same thing if Biden had deployed the Marines on Jan 6th? Even the National Guard seems a little over the top, but Newsom is 100% responsible for the chaos. He needs to be held accountable for not supporting ICE and the arrests of the criminals that broke into our country.

No

3 Comments
Connie Jacobs
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Connie Jacobs

This is not an insurrection! The police set their own car on fire from what I heard. These protests were peaceful for the most part until Felon47 got involved. They did cause a lot of damage with the graffiti, but no one was injure bc of it. Maybe Felon47 should have sent 700 Maries like your post o

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

You heard they destroyed their own police cars. I would suggest you change the place where you get your lies from. They burned they're own cars. Wow. TDS is real.

Lisha Lammers
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Lisha Lammers

No, the Marines should NOT be deployed to States against their own people.

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Toasty
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Toasty

Not that it may not be warranted, but sets a bad precedence when, not if, a real socialist tricks his/her way into the power and justifies deploying our military against her citizens to 'keep the peace'. I voted for Trump, but lets call 'balls and strikes', he does not get a pass for this behavior.

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Are you tired of the rain lately?

Are you tired of the rain lately?

Yes

1

No

3

Yes

1 Comment
Eric Smith
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Eric Smith

The climate is a wreck....it's all Trumps fault!

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Taxes end climate change.

No

2 Comments
Fat Guy Outdoors
1
Fat Guy Outdoors

No just tired of the crime

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Max DeYoung
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Max DeYoung

April showers make May flowers and so on

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