What can be done, when even a hint of possible violence in someone is suspected? What of the hints Lauren McCluskey was in trouble? What of the times a mass murderer has shown his hand, only for the police to do nothing?
I wonder if we should try a little different approach: Dispatch someone to talk to the potential offender. And, treat it as an emergency. As soon as we hear of a potential danger, we dispatch a person to talk to the suspect. I start to say, dispatch a friend, not an officer, for whoever goes out to talk to the potential assailant should go as a friend. Forgive, but I believe love is the answer to most all the world's problems, and you must love a person into doing what's right, if you really want to influence them.
But, I suppose a police officer can be that friend. But, if this is to happen, we could use more mild-mannered officers ahead of those who only know how to bark and yell.
I think often on the thought, Nothing taught is nothing learned. If you don't teach something, you should less expect someone to follow it. If a person is considering committing a crime -- perhaps thinking of killing someone -- they should be encouraged not to do it. They should be reasoned with, loved, and persuaded into dropping their plans.
If a parent heard a child was about to do something wrong, wouldn't the parent step in to stop it? Even if it were a fully grown child, the parent would plea with the child not to do it. This is Parenting 101. Let's take what works in the home and use it. Let's let the home be a model for us.
So, when a call comes in -- when there's even a hint that someone might be plotting to do something wrong -- dispatch a friend, dispatch someone to play the role of a parent, dispatch someone to teach.
For where nothing is taught, nothing is learned.
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