miscellany

[sasha_feather]

Having some pretty bad facial pain the last couple of days, which makes it hard to hold a thought in my head for longer than 30 seconds.

But I have an idea for a wiscon panel (possibly 2) and would be interested in any feedback / suggestions--
something about how to interact with the police / ICE agents, etc
and also, alternatives to calling the police when something is going on

Today I really enjoyed going to LGBT books to prisoners!

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[lilysea]

and also, alternatives to calling the police when something is going on

Yeah, I'd be interested in reading about that if the panel got blogged about. ^_^

I find myself calling the police ALL THE TIME about
a) my next-door neighbours domestic violence incidents
b) physical altercations happening in public
(in Australia, the police don't tend to shoot unarmed people)
but it would be nice to have an alternative...

[sasha_feather]

Someone sent me this link which is on my read-list for today
http://www.toolboxfored.org/instead-of-calling-the-police/

I think there is a need for community organizations that can do de-escalation and help people out in these situations.