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If i were brought to a conference for the police, wed have a very different point of view. If i was at a conference for the District Attorney we might have a different point of view. The nice thing about this program is we are going to have a job. The police are going to arrest these. The attorneys are going to prosecute their cases and the public defenders is going to defend their client and everybody gets to do their job. They are going to do it legally, ethically, but we ask more that they do it morally. So, if im walking down the street and im pulling my dogs chain or i leave my dog outsid...

Its kind of ironic that we are going last because we are first in dealing with people with crisis and i can remember back when i was brand new back in 1981. There were folks in alley ways, one comes to mind his name was bobby, you wouldnt even recognize him from the time you would initially contact him to the time he would get out after a 90 day hold for court. You dont have that anymore. The answer cant be to do nothing. So as Police Officers here in San Francisco there is a myriad of options that officers go through whether its 51 50 where people are danger to themselves or to others, door a...

Their clients. Im a huge fan and knowing what we need to do is to make sure those people that need help get the help they want. Our clients are offered treatment and across the board every Single Person arrested for that are offered services an they all get help. Everyone of them gets help. And my outcomes show that they benefit from that. Thank you. [ applause ] you were a substance treatment expert for the medical center. I understand there is some promising new treatments about alcohol that maybe on the horizon. Tell us about that. As far as treatment for alcoholism, the first things to con...

Legally, ethically, but we ask more that they do it morally. So, if im walking down the street and im pulling my dogs chain or i leave my dog outside in the cold and i dont feed it and it has Health Problems or i kick it and make fun of it and treat it harshly, you can arrest me. But i can do that to a person and you think its okay. I dont think its okay. Jeff got me on the phone and said i want to know more about the program and i talked to him and said this is how it works and he said whats the biggest barrier . I said we have trouble making people understand how to better treat their client...

Have go through the other part. I would say the same thing as this officer said is that some people cant help themselves. The not civil to sit here and watch people lose their lives. I can tell you that. I have been in groups for 4andahalf years. I have heard many family members. Their children are losing their lives, families are in severe stress. We have to find something else. Not our 51 50, not our 52 50s. We are waiting for people in crisis before we do it. Thank you, eduardo i want to give you a chance to elaborate on it. We heard basically that one of the basic symptoms of a person with...