Like many Democrat controlled cities, Seattle has a massive crime problem and a demoralized police force that is not nearly as big as it was just a few years ago.

Now the city is going to begin allowing unarmed ‘crisis responders’ respond to 911 calls.

This has ‘bad idea’ written all over it, even if these workers are going to respond to situations that are not perceieved to be life threatening.

A police officer never knows what they are walking into, and neither will these people.

FOX News reports:

Seattle starts hiring unarmed ‘alternate response teams’ to respond to 911 calls

911 calls in Seattle could soon be answered by unarmed “crisis responders” instead of police officers through a new “alternate response team” spearheaded by a Democratic council member.

Councilwoman Lisa Hebold announced on Friday that they are beginning to hire the first six new positions for a new pilot program to provide for unarmed “crisis responders” to respond to certain emergency calls.

“Well, you know, usually I’m complaining about how delayed we are and how frustrated I am that we’re not meeting our benchmarks for developing this program. But today I’m really, really happy to report that the city is hiring for the six positions for its first pilot alternate response team. It’s going to be a way for 911 operators to dispatch calls to somebody other than police, somebody other than fire, a crisis responder who is unarmed,” said Herbold.

Watch the clip below:

BREAKING: Seattle police and fire will no longer be answering to mental crisis calls.

“Crisis responders” or social workers, will be dispatched instead. They are not allowed to be armed pic.twitter.com/toxYdekPbY

— Katie Daviscourt (@KatieDaviscourt) August 22, 2023

What could possibly go wrong? How long do you think this program will last?

Leftists keep trying to reinvent the wheel rather than relying on what has already been proven to work.

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Tucker Carlson’s long-awaited interview with President Trump is set to be premiered at 8:55pm ET when so-called Republican Primary candidates take the stage for the first 2024 GOP presidential debate.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Tucker Carlson released a tweet earlier today announcing his interview tonight with President Donald Trump and taking a shot at Fox, his former employer, in his announcement.

Tucker Carlson Announces Tonight’s Interview with President Trump – Then Takes a Swipe at his Former Employer FOX News (VIDEO)

President Trump announced on Wednesday morning that his interview with former FOX News host Tucker Carlson will air tonight on Twitter starting at 8:55 pm Eastern.

The interview will coincide with the first GOP presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

President Trump opted out of the debate, knowing FOX News hosts and the rest of the GOP challengers were waiting to hit him with a barrage of attacks.

The Republican debate will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tonight and will be hosted by Fox News. FOX News is furious that Trump is skipping their debate. The anti-Trump channel went so far as to ban his surrogates from the media room following the debate.

How brilliant! While Tucker and Trump far outpace Fox News’s viewership, the entire debate will consist of candidates talking around Trump.

Trump said he won’t participate in the debates because his poll numbers are “extraordinary.” Why would he open himself up to attacks from dishonest candidates and so-called moderators?

“Reagan didn’t do it, and neither did others,” Trump said of his decision to skip the primary debates.

For a long time now, Trump has led primary opponents by 30, 40, and even 50 points in the polls. Each indictment by the radical Biden Regime has only made him more popular.

Tucker dropped the following teaser video showing what was discussed in his interview with Donald Trump.

Some of the dialogue included:

Tucker: You say there are people on stage who shouldn’t be running for president. Who do you mean?

Tucker: Whatever happened and Mike Pence? He’s out there attacking you. What is that?

Tucker: Do you think Epstein killed himself, sincerely?

Tucker: Do you think we’re moving towards civil war?

Tucker: You’re saying they stole it from you last time. Why wouldn’t they do the same this time?

Trump: Well they’ll try. They’re going to try. Mitch McConnell is trying to get Senators to impeach me. Crooked Joe Biden is so bad. He’s the worst president in the history of our country. I don’t think he’s going to make it to the gate but you know, you never know.

Tucker: It started with protests against you and then it moved to impeachment twice and now indictment. Are you worried that they’re gonna try and kill you? Why wouldn’t they try and kill you, honestly?

Trump: They’re savage animals. They are people that are sick.

Donald Trump. Tucker Carlson.
Debate Night in Bedminster
8:55pm ET pic.twitter.com/w8nGhOfEdv

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) August 23, 2023

The interview will be shared right when the GOP Primary debate begins at 8:55pm ET!

The Gateway Pundit will update this post with the interview once it is released.

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