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Is this an example of positive police interaction (see link in details)

Asked by Strauss (23647points) October 29th, 2015
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I think it was this past Tuesday (10/27/15) that a DC police officer asked a group of teens to disperse. One of the teens started playing a song and danced to it. The officer then challenged the teen to a dance…if the officer won, the teens would move on, if the teen won, they could stay. Here is the result.

I think this incident is an example of positive community engagement by police, especially in light of recent negative incidents.

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ibstubro's avatar

Very cool.
The officer defused the situation through humor.
Those kids probably give her a shout-out now when they see her on the street. A throw-back to the days when officers had a rapport with the people in their community and could count on community support if their adversary was in the wrong.

Officer making the most of the opportunities.

Pied_Pfeffer's avatar

I agree. And that is a better story than this one, only because yours is more likely a knee-jerk (no pun intended) reaction. None-the-less, the same point is being made: most police officers just want trust from their community. Best interests when it comes to safety is the common goal.

Strauss's avatar

@Pied_Pfeffer Great video. Let us hope this type of behavior can “go viral”.

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