Comment by Animats
3 days ago
Well, there's 311, for non-police non-emergencies.[1] New York City is serious about it, but most other places are not.
3 days ago
Well, there's 311, for non-police non-emergencies.[1] New York City is serious about it, but most other places are not.
Atlanta has it but our Mayoral administration has been hell-bent on rendering it useless: https://theappeal.org/atlanta-policing-alternatives-diversio...
I suspect Atlanta PD assumes the extremely meager budget (0.06%) for PAD is coming out of their very hefty cut of the city budget (30%+) and has been pushing against anything that smells like an alternative to their punitive model.
Eh, it's hit and miss. I've had complaints just get closed out with no action.
Also when calling for someone who may be in crisis, like someone sleeping on the street in too cold a weather, they kinda just bounce you to 911 iirc.