Who to Call for Help When You Don’t Want to Call the Cops
Who to Call for Help When You Don’t Want to Call the Cops
911 isn’t the only option—and it might not be the best one. Here’s a basic guide to how to handle emergency situations without involving the police.
Currently, dontcallthepolice.com lists local resources for more than 70 different metropolitan areas across North America ... Each locality has a host of hotlines and warmlines (an early intervention tool for people pre-crisis who need emotional support) ... another place to look for 911 alternatives iscould be within your city’s government. Prominent examples include Minneapolis’s Office of Violence Prevention, based out of the city’s health department; Eugene, Oregon’s CAHOOTS program, made up of mobile crisis intervention responders; or San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission ...
Specifically mentioned hotlines: BlackLine, TransLifeline
Living in a country where you're afraid to call the police sounds so crazy to me.
Must be nice.
The police in all countries exist specifically to do violence against citizens of that country. That is literally their reason for existing.
While it is certainly worse in some countries, the bigger factor is who you are. Migrants and other minorities, or people with mental health issues are pretty much universally abused by police no matter where.