> Sending social workers into a situation where a man armed with a knife is threatening to harm himself and others is not viable.

It's not just a social worker. It's a social worker trained in these kind of situations and knows the risks. It's not some random LCSW from your kid's school.

The idea is that the social worker runs lead with the cops backup. Because these types of programs have been working.

Patrick Chin in Hillsborough was killed after a 2.5 minute interaction. He was in crisis, alone in his house. There was no threat to the general public and the cops escalated the situation and ended up killing him.