That's what social welfare agencies are for. The problem is RCW and now his successor thought LMPD is a social welfare agency too. LMPD was created to enforce the law and take criminals off the streets. Having Police Chiefs who see that as a secondary role has made the department much less effective than it could be. If the community wants all these murders to slow down then it will tell the police who is doing them, and not rally around self-declared community spokespeople criticizing every arrest.
That's what social welfare agencies are for. The problem is RCW and now his successor thought LMPD is a social welfare agency too. LMPD was created to enforce the law and take criminals off the streets. Having Police Chiefs who see that as a secondary role has made the department much less effective than it could be. If the community wants all these murders to slow down then it will tell the police who is doing them, and not rally around self-declared community spokespeople criticizing every arrest.