Public health institutions contribute to the police-civilian problem by:
(a) Refusing to apply our harm reduction strategy. If applied, the message to civilians would be- “To minimize harm to self, cooperate during arrest.”
(b) Refusing to acknowledge civilian behavior as relevant to arrest outcome, although every public health therapist tells patients “It takes two to dance” for non-police interaction.
(c) Refusing to acknowledge psycho-social challenges of emergency police work.
(d) Refusing to concern ourselves with societal mental health needs during time of crisis. On June 01, 2020; instead of telling the public that circumstances of death are better understood after the court trial, we were saying and typing “He was murdered.”
(e) Endorsing activist “Unnecessary Stop” concept, which obsesses over seeking reasons why police should not stop a civilian on foot or in car. This concept actually confuses civilians about arrest procedure.
I have advice for protesters. Next time, protest against the hospital, instead. Police kill 1,000 civilians per year in the planet’s 3rd largest country. We in public health kill 250,000+ each year with medical errors.
Public health institutions contribute to the police-civilian problem by:
(a) Refusing to apply our harm reduction strategy. If applied, the message to civilians would be- “To minimize harm to self, cooperate during arrest.”
(b) Refusing to acknowledge civilian behavior as relevant to arrest outcome, although every public health therapist tells patients “It takes two to dance” for non-police interaction.
(c) Refusing to acknowledge psycho-social challenges of emergency police work.
(d) Refusing to concern ourselves with societal mental health needs during time of crisis. On June 01, 2020; instead of telling the public that circumstances of death are better understood after the court trial, we were saying and typing “He was murdered.”
(e) Endorsing activist “Unnecessary Stop” concept, which obsesses over seeking reasons why police should not stop a civilian on foot or in car. This concept actually confuses civilians about arrest procedure.
I have advice for protesters. Next time, protest against the hospital, instead. Police kill 1,000 civilians per year in the planet’s 3rd largest country. We in public health kill 250,000+ each year with medical errors.