Does the KPD try and be awful? Or does it come naturally.
I had to call emergency services tonight on some bodies in the downtown core displaying serious fentanyl intoxication (two leaning, one resting in a public bank).
While on the phone requesting a wellness check, dispatch suggests I approach someone under the influence of a controlled substance.
Do we see the problem here?
Firmly told dispatch that her request would be the job of an armed officer, not someone coming home from work. She tells me again because if they are unresponsive it’s “not a police matter”. Again, tell dispatch that’s their job to do, not mine. I’m not qualified to asses that situation.
Sad reality, but nobody wants to be held accountable for the drug epidemic we are experiencing.
Embarrassing that the police department is willing to put a civilian in danger instead of coming out themselves.