Young couple goes on van tour of US, boy comes back with van - no girl

guidomerkinsrules said

I will agree that the cops did nothing wrong
But I think it’s (potentially) another example that we people trained in behavioral dynamics to handle domestic cases
The cops possibly missed glaring red flags or could have pursued additional lines of questioning

again, no fault of the cops but a big hole in the structure

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While I agree about the hole in the system part, I'm not sure we have the resources to fill that hole. Do we have social workers or mental health workers capable of defusing crisis or chaotic situations effectively? Do they work in tandem with cops? Do 911 calls get rerouted to them, or do cops call them in when they realize the situations warrant it? Just seems like an issue with far more questions than answers.

Maybe there's a local program out there I'm unaware of that might address this.

I suppose it's another thread entirely though.