Social workers responding to 911 calls. What could possibly go wrong? For the last few years, politicians and “experts” have been insisting that social workers responding to 911 calls will be a net positive in ensuring better public safety while resolving fraught situations without needing police force. Mamdani campaigned on that very thing.
Social workers and other non-police professionals like “transit ambassadors” should handle certain 911 calls to ease NYPD workloads and improve officer retention, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Monday.
Mamdani’s position on law enforcement and public safety took center stage following a mass shooting in Manhattan on July 28 that killed four people, including a police officer. In light of the tragic shooting, Mamdani’s critics began slamming him for past remarks about defunding the police in New York City.
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“I’ve said time and time again that every decision I make with regards to the NYPD will work backwards from an outcome of public safety and that public safety, we know, it is one that also comes from listening to officers themselves,” Mamdani said Monday.
According to Mamdani, the reason why social workers are needed is because of the escalating numbers of mental health calls and that police are being forced to work overtime.
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