Police Try to Build Trust - Rejected (1 Viewer)

[Cjw_55106]

A Massachusetts police department said it ended a program that aimed to "positively engage" with elementary school students after residents raised concerns that it may scare children who've had negative experiences with police.

The Northampton Police Department said it decided to scrap its High Five Friday program, which kicked off in December, after residents said that some children -- particularly minorities and undocumented immigrants -- may be uncomfortable with uniformed police officers greeting them at school in the morning.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/police-end-high-five-fridays-massachusetts-schools-amid-074531385--abc-news-topstories.html

 

[rockaction]

A Massachusetts police department said it ended a program that aimed to "positively engage" with elementary school students after residents raised concerns that it may scare children who've had negative experiences with police.

The Northampton Police Department said it decided to scrap its High Five Friday program, which kicked off in December, after residents said that some children -- particularly minorities and undocumented immigrants -- may be uncomfortable with uniformed police officers greeting them at school in the morning.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/police-end-high-five-fridays-massachusetts-schools-amid-074531385--abc-news-topstories.html

Northampton is the most liberal place in America I know. I hung out there all the time. It's home to Smith College, one of the foremost womens' schools around. It's the lesbian capital of the world. It's also a prestigious little villa in Western Mass. Even David Foster Wallace once wrote a short story about it, claiming it had "no registered" Republicans throughout the entire town. That actually sounded right. There's relatively little crime. Police outreach in Noho is funny in and of itself.  

In short, nothing can be gained by extrapolating Northampton out to the rest of the population. Just doesn't fit. 

 

[Phil Elliott]

Yes you can. 

"However, we cannot overlook the fact that this program may be received differently by some members of our community."

 

[SacramentoBob]

Those were some complicated high fives.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Yes you can. 

 

[Cowboysfan8]

I'm surprised this thread sunk so fast.

Noone thinks this is bizarre?

 

[Hilts]

I'm surprised this thread sunk so fast.

Noone thinks this is bizarre?

It's weird but not anything really worth discussing. Rockaction covered it in the first post. 

 

[Ilov80s]

I wonder why kids would ever have a problem with police officers? 

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