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In the wake of this horrifying attack in Boston, a mental health clinician was stabbed after nearly 45 minutes of fruitless de-escalation through a locked door. The suspect, gripped by paranoid delusions, turned violent with a sword, injuring both the clinician and a responding officer before being shot. This tragedy exposes the deadly folly of post-George Floyd experiments that prioritize social workers over trained police. Programs like Boston's BEST send unarmed civilians into dangerous crises, betting on talk therapy against unpredictable threats. It's time to abandon these feel-good policies that endanger lives and first responders. Real safety demands experienced law enforcement, not naive experiments that put compassion above common sense and public security.