“Forty hours of training can’t counter the police mentality; it can’t counter the police values,” Ms. Rabinowitz said. They don’t need someone with a gun pointed at them.”All but one of those 16 people with mental illness killed by the police were people of color, Ms. Rabinowitz added. No police department should be invested with all these responsibilities, said Jumaane Williams, the city’s public advocate. “The only tools they have are handcuffs, a gun, a baton and a summons book,” Mr. Williams said in an interview. “If they want to shift responsibilities reasonably, do it,” Mr. Lynch said.

Source: New York Times June 28, 2020 16:04 UTC