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drxdrg08 t1_j6snzbu wrote

Reply to comment by grv413 in Mifflin County Regional Police Department adds mental health response to force by greenhousecrtv

> but they’re still cops with guns (we don’t need armed police officers responding to these situations)

Are you saying that someone who is mentally ill and is going through a violent episode senses threat from men with guns and it makes it worse? Fine.

So by that logic we need to send someone who does not look like a threat? Who defines what that looks like? Does everyone in a mental crisis respond the same to what we define as non threatening? Is there any quantitative evidence behind any of these ideas?

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No_Stress_1313 OP t1_j6sm9p8 wrote

Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in Market research discussion - have you bought or sold firewood recently in PA? by No_Stress_1313

Wonderful! Thank you for sharing. To be clear, I am not intending to hold inventory or sell directly. I am looking to build a product similar to Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, but better and specifically for firewood. So filtering by distance, per the regulations, is a key feature. I see these policies as a benefit, not a threat, to building a defined marketplace. Curious to get your thoughts!

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drxdrg08 t1_j6skdx4 wrote

Reply to comment by MarvelAtTheSky in Mifflin County Regional Police Department adds mental health response to force by greenhousecrtv

> because the ability to know how to prevent further escalation involves an understanding of the cause to know how to interact with that person first

I don't want to call this a nuanced analysis of reality, because it's much closer to common sense than nuance coming from a professional, but this is very accurate.

Sounds like your ex noped out of a hypothetical situation where they go out to 911 calls. Even EMS doesn't come on scene until it is secured by people with guns.

This idea that mental health professionals should arrive first at 911 calls is asinine. Not only would nobody want to do that, but any that did would quickly replace Alaskan crab fisherman from the #1 spot as the most dangerous job.

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2d_is_a_pimple t1_j6sj6f7 wrote

Reply to PPL electric “accidentally” took a 3 month advance on automatic payments today by theREALPLM

Didn't they also screw up meters for December?

Same bastards who left my family in the dark for like 2 months after Hurricane Lee because they straight up "Forgot they didn't get to everyone yet."

I hate PPL with a burning passion man. But being in an apartment I don't think we get much of a choice...

Gotta say though, I'm smelling a lawsuit on the horizon for this circus of a company. I am fully convinced this incompetence is intentional and 100% to gain more profits.

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