sometimes i have a very hard time getting my thoughts across without being the default richard cranium
i think more and more there has to be a wide range conversation on why , where and how we as humans decide to go on the constant reviving of those individuals, (actually slaves, they lost their ability to stop long ago). what is benefit of bringing them back? do they serve a purpose in society? man hours , equipment, etc that could be used for other REAl emergencies?
i took a long 16 week class long time ago with Jacksonville sheriff office as part of Nat Glover's program to rebuild respect for a really crappy department of good ol boys and all that that entails.
one class that really stuck out to me was the number of calls for service versus the number of actual bodies available to take or respond to those calls, even in late 90s , an overwhelming number were for drug overdose., this required an ambulance or EMT and an officer , and if it was an EMT, that brought a fire vehicle. as we rode along with our respective officer, it was staggering at the amount of time they spent not community patrolling, but instead going to calls that were overdoses and already passed.
fast forward to now and watch the ae show of the ambulances in new orleans, every ambulance call is a also met with a police and fire vehicle, plus very often a EMT supervisor
thats 4 to 8 people.
the cost alone is staggering in manpower, equipment etc needed to run 24 hrs a day
i dont see how cities continue to afford to run to overdose calls for repeat flyers
i can see one time good deed, but after that no.
then treatment facilities....do they work or are they a black hole for funding
thanks for not yelling at me,
