What Were We Thinking?

The wheel was invented about 5500 years ago, and travel baggage is several centuries old, so we ponder: why did it take so long for someone to invent wheeled luggage?

At left is another idea that should have come along far earlier: sending unarmed social workers, instead of armed policemen, on calls involving essentially harmless people: school kids acting out, naked lunatics running through the streets, potential suicides standing on ledges, and the like.

Denver batted 1,000 last year, though that should not be expected, especially when large numbers are involved.  A certain number of such cases will escalate, which is when police are brought in.  But the overall good is obvious: no shots fired, and de-escalation in almost every case.