angrbodic
so, there was a little boy acting up and mouthing off to the apartment office here and they called the cops. i just wish there was an alternative to calling cops
angrbodic
like he was telling the women down there to fuck off and was actively destroying things
angrbodic
and it just kills me because from what i told, this kid has some deep rooted issues
angrbodic
and i hate, HATE saying this, but i hope to god that kid is white
angrbodic
it's a fixed income apartment, it's diverse, and i'm just hoping that they didn't do this to a child POC
angrbodic
like, i do not trust police with children that are not white
angrbodic
actually, i hate police being called, in general. god, get this kid some help
CYBER-PUNK
there needs to be a dedicated "domestic disturbance" section of the police for shit like this
angrbodic
and i'm pretty sure they want that, too
angrbodic
they're not trained for this; we need a separate system where professional mental health workers can act in these cases
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
Yeah we've had to call police for foster kids in our home and I hate doing it
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
but it gets to a point where I have no choice at all
angrbodic
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
: do you have a certain age where you don't?
angrbodic
this kid was under 10 
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
no, there's very little support from the state when things go haywire. they tell you to call the cops.
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
youngest we called on was 8 bc she was actively hurting herself and the other girl in the house
ᛕﻉɭค๓ٱՇץ
oldest was 12 when she threatened suicide
angrbodic
oh geez, that's awful
angrbodic
ugh i still wish we had a better alternative
angrbodic
hell, i didn't like calling the cops on one family member of mine who's had some awful struggles with their mental health
angrbodic
it just made it worse for them but they're different