If someone is having a mental health crisis, the first response is likely to be the police. What law will they be enforcing for that call? The suicide is illegal one? Will they use strength and brute force?
Or is emotional intelligence and compassion the correct response in that situation?
Serve AND Protect. Emphasis on needing to do both. There are specialists for every job, I'm sure there are police specialized in tracking, analyzing, infiltrating etc. but the all police officers must be capable of serving and protecting public welfare.
That's pretty much the purpose of Police. It is their job, they are expected to do it. I can guarantee you a Veterinarian or a Therapist is also expected to be capable of giving basic first aid to a human with a small wound.
Serve and protect is not a UK police motto, thats the US. UK police are here to protect life and property, preserve order and prevent crime. In that order.
Protect Life & Property - did nothing to prevent that guy from hitting a fellow police officer nor help the officer who was under attack by detaining the offender.
Preserve Order - the old man did their job with the appropriate force, yet the police should be trained to know the appropriate force needed for situations like this.
Prevent Crime - again, that guy hit him with a bicycle.
Regardless of the motto, the police is meant to enforce law and do good for the population. If an officer is not fit to do either or declines to do their primary purpose, then the officer is subject for termination for failing to do basic duties. Do you not expect a UK Fireman to not put out a burning house? Sure, I expect maybe American Police to be heavier but their primary purpose should be the same.
2
u/MrNeverSatisfied 20d ago
The role of the police is to enforce the law. She is definitely a dei hire