Lockdown Update Day 113

[elisi]

First up, this interesting article:

This town of 170,000 replaced some cops with medics and mental health workers. It's worked for over 30 years

Below cut, just a few images/memes (long day, am tired).

Posters in Manchester:



And I hope you enjoy these:







Best take on 'All Lives Matter'


And finally, today's art. Because who doesn't need a cat? 'Cat in #Summer' linocut by contemporary printmaker Vanessa Lubach (x):



 

ETA: the_redjay - aka luckweaver - is back! They're now schrodingers_time_lady and have a 'Hi I'm back' post here! :D

Comments

[wolfy_writing]

Yeah, last I heard they were taking twenty percent of emergency calls on two percent of what the police department gets. And they have room to expand, so hopefully they'll get at least some of the police budget directed their way instead.

[elisi]

*crosses fingers*