r/sandiego • u/NochillWill123 City Heights • 2d ago

San Diego police non-emergency is a joke

Today I woke up to a car blocking the drive way I was in and had to goto work. Called 3 different towing companies all said need to call police since it’s public street. Then I called the non emergency hotline and cops never showed up . I guess people can get away with parking where ever on the street .

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u/GrammerSnob 2d ago

We need to split the police into (at least) two different entities.

One entity for when a "good guy with a gun" is actually warranted. Robberies, violence, etc.

A second entity for situations where a different kind of training and resolution is necessary. Minor disputes, blocked cars, etc.

Right now we have this "one size fits all" approach where a single department is expected to have training and experience to deal with murders, suicides, mental health crises, disputes between neighbors, juvenile issues, domestic violence, addiction, homlessness, etc etc... It's too much.

"Defund the police" is an awful moniker, but I really do believe we need to relieve the burden off police so that they can focus solely on one category of crime, and let different agencies take up the slack and be more responsive to stuff like "my neighbor blocked my driveway" types of crime.

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u/ekmek_e 1d ago

How about just "fund the police"

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u/GrammerSnob 1d ago

Sure, let’s fund the police. Let’s give them all the tools and training necessary to enforce the law. That’s a great idea!

In addition to that, let’s offload some of their most trivial, mundane workload (like neighbors fighting over parking spaces) and let someone else handle that so police can really focus on more serious crimes.