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Oregon police department invites people to play ‘Hide & Seek With a Cop.’ The response was swift (www.oregonlive.com)

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, I definitely want to be chased by an armed cop for fun.

Why are they armed??

[–] [email protected] 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

From the article:

If the officers are not uniformed or armed, it defeats the goal of helping community members overcome fear of interacting with officers as they are, Mattson said.

I get the logic, but it seems like there would be a better way to go about this. My primary concern would be if we’re doing this event and some kind of loud noise happens (like a gunshot/acorn). That seems like a recipe for disaster.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Seriously. Let’s give a bunch of armed men with trained PTSD (pre-traumatic stress disorder) the job of chasing people in the dark.