"If the people who had answered that [911] call could have identified that [my mother] was struggling with mental health, they could have connected her with services that prevented her suffering."

This is part 2 of our conversation on the roots and solutions to gang violence, based on "The Holly," a book about Denver issues similar to what we are seeing in the Twin Cities.

Certain animals are protected from harm while the abuse of millions of others is accepted as normal and necessary.