Do We Just Dump the Responsibility on Social Workers Without Asking?

    Shouldn't we ask them? There's this effort to "defund the police," by moving some of the work to social services departments and moving that amount of  funding according over to the new department. Shouldn't we ask the social services workers if that is what they want, if they want this additional responsibility?
    I read a post from one police officer (Alexandra Parker) saying, "Most 'social services' won't enter a potentially dangerous situation until Police tell them 'its okay, we made the scene safe, come on in.' "
   With all the effort and focus from protesters to "defund the police," it occurs to me no one is even asking the social workers if they want the extra responsibility. I hear no word from the social workers, themselves. If we are going to shunt the responsibility to them, shouldn't we first ask them to see if they are even willing to take on the charge?