They tend to prefer parking lots where they can hit a dozen vehicles at once. It’s been happening all over the city & surrounding towns, but apartment parking lots seem to be the biggest problem.

Yeah the comment you commented on says that the cops come with mental health workers. So what do you have a problem with there? OP was asking how to get crisis intervention involved. Even if they're there with police it's better than just police. They had already called the non-emergency police number. Where's the ignoring you're complaining about?

Edit: You know what? We've walked away from my point. You can care how this person is handled and still care for who he might hurt. That's it.

I admire the project, but not every aspect, like this on ramp.

What do you mean by treatment? The state ward? Are you at all familiar with these places?

This person is inevitably going to end up subjected to violence and locked away in prison or somewhere worse, where they will be subjected to more violence. The only question is how many people they hurt before hand.

You are not really suggesting anything. Unarmed social workers don't and won't intervene in situations like this (because they don't want to get stabbed). This is something that (unfortunately) can only be solved by coercive force. Calling the police is the least-bad of a bunch of unpleasant options.

Everyone's complaining now but when the project is done it will (probably) turn out fine

Thanks for this.

Not what I'm saying at all.

"I wish people had as much sympathy for..."

Yeah they do though. It's not a binary switch; you care for one and not the other and never the twain shall meet. You've gone and leapt to "non-coercively care for a violent predator on the street." Nope. Contain, approach in a calm manner and attempt to calm the person to increase the chances of removing the weapon successfully and without injury. Take off the street to protect from self and others and treat. The truth is, the cops have a history of rushing in with no de-escalation training and treating a suspect with a one size fits all approach. Some police forces are doing good work to train on this stuff but many aren't. The concern this person has is valid. No one is saying "Well, I don't want this guy to be harmed, so I guess I'll let him stab all these women and children." You're way oversimplifying. I'm one of the women who's been followed and threatened by a violent stranger on the streets of Providence just for going for a walk. So often nobody cares about that stuff until they're speaking on our behalf to make an argument like this.

Edit: And OP didn't ignore the situation. They're actively responding to it.

George Street on-ramp wants a word.

The exit must terminate prior to the old bridge set for demolition. They should have built the 95n on ramp at Broadway.

No you didn't. The answer is, it has to cut abruptly because the lane of travel has to terminate prior to entering the footprint of the old bridge. This portion of the roadway is set for demolition. I don't understand what you mean by not passing through the middle of the city part. Although I agree, the project has nothing to do with moving the highway away from the city.

This is naïve view that is ultimately harmful.

How do you non coercively care for a violent predator on the street? What specifically do you mean by de-escalation?

> But you didn't explain why there is limited space.

Yes I did.

> A major highway should not be passing immediately through the middle of a city.

Good answer, you win. Your so smart. But you didn't explain why there is limited space.

My situational instincts are lukewarm it’s true. Dunking probably feels nice. Is it just me that takes the hit or will the other folks around also be to blame? Will we bear collective guilt for the misfortune of the slashee or the slasher?

Abolish the police. Help the unfortunate.

If you have your own lane, it's not a merge.

And it's abrupt because it's temporary and they have limited space to work with. A major highway should not be passing immediately through the middle of a city.

Probably a civil engineer interjecting some irreverent comedy into their work, like a “life comes at you fast” type road metaphor.

Next time you feel the need to publicly congratulate yourself by dunking the most lukewarm take possible, just let it go. The consensus on this very liberally minded board is that your situational instincts are misguided. Your public admission of inaction will likely lead to someone else’s misfortune. When an innocent bystander gets their face slashed by this person, that’s on you.

Probably for the best. My job requires me to bring a lot of tools as well as have the ability to drive between locations within the state. I’m kinda stuck using a car sadly.

I agree, it's still a little awkward. But do you know why the merge has to be so abrupt?

No. The cops dig themselves. But I try not to miss any opportunity preach abolition. Abolish the police.

Not sure what the issue is. You get your own lane, it’s not like you are merging, traffic is rarely moving at high speeds there.

Did you just make this entire story up so you could get a dig at the cops?

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It’s my fear for my neighbors safety that informs this ideology.

I wish descalation were more common. In my experience, cops treat all problems like a nail and they are the hammer.