City’s BLM-era mental health push puts cops in danger after sword-wielding suspect stabs officer: police
Boston officials spent the years after George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests pushing a mental health-first response model meant to reduce the role of police in psychiatric emergencies. But that strategy came under scrutiny Saturday after police said a man in crisis stabbed an officer.The city’s flagship approach is built on the long-running Boston Emergency Services Team, or BEST, a partnership that Boston police say has been in […]