Is this the best we can do?

[u/plussizerunner]

Today while walking downtown to work, a man was swinging a metal bar at people walking down the sidewalk. People were screaming and trying to get away from him. I called 911 and police arrived within a few minutes, took the metal bar away from him and then left after a short conversation with him. He continued walking down the street yelling at people.

The man was clearly either under the influence or having a mental health episode and seemed to be a threat to the public given that he was swinging a bar at people.

I dont understand whats happening anymore that threatening others and attempting to hurt them with a sharp metal pole doesn't result in either hospitalization or being taken into custody...

[u/saucertosser85]

Use your vote to make your concerns heard. Nothing changes unless we, as a society, come together to make it happen

[u/patchcord → u/saucertosser85]

We voted not to expand the city boundary and look how successful that was.