Should the new social workers respond to cases that could quickly escalate into violence i.e. child abuse, spousal abuse, petty theft, etc.
"Yes."
Should they also have a gun then for their safety and if needed to protect the victim?
"No. Every social worker should be accompanied by 1 armed police officer for that."
They basically want social workers to sit around in police departments for calls, be taxied to them by police, and if they flip out or handle the situation poorly it's the cops duty to use violence at the social workers direction to protect not only the victim but also now the social worker. They act like social workers don't get corrupted by power because of the name or something
This was my conversation with a CHOP protestor
Should the new social workers respond to cases that could quickly escalate into violence i.e. child abuse, spousal abuse, petty theft, etc.
"Yes."
Should they also have a gun then for their safety and if needed to protect the victim?
"No. Every social worker should be accompanied by 1 armed police officer for that."
They basically want social workers to sit around in police departments for calls, be taxied to them by police, and if they flip out or handle the situation poorly it's the cops duty to use violence at the social workers direction to protect not only the victim but also now the social worker. They act like social workers don't get corrupted by power because of the name or something