This is a liberal proposal that has long been in demand on the left but has rarely gotten much further than the drawing board. Now, however, Cambridge, Massachusetts is getting ready to pull the trigger on it. Or, more correctly, not pull the trigger. Democrats there have been working to “reimagine the police” ever since the Summer of Love and now they have established the Community Assistance Response and Engagement Team (CARE). This group of unarmed social workers goes out to assist people experiencing mental or emotional difficulties. But soon they will assume a new role. They will be sent out on some 911 calls to resolve situations involving people in distress rather than sending armed officers. What could possibly go wrong? (Boston Globe)
It took less than a minute for the crew of five social workers in matching mint-green T-shirts to find people who could use some help.
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