My oldest daughter is fascinated by abandoned buildings. She and a friend were exploring one when they were picked up by the police. It was, of course, trespassing.
Before they released her to us, the sergeant gave her the "this is why you shouldn't do that" speech. It included, "Once someone calls the police, we don't know what we're going to find when we get there. You could come around the corner with your phone up and the officer could think it's a gun."
I kept my mouth shut because I just wanted to get her out of there. But he just told her explicitly that one of the chief dangers of being somewhere she shouldn't be is that she could be shot by the police. Shouldn't you be teaching kids that when they're in a bad situation they want the police to show up?
For years, whenever someone in a movie or TV show says, "Whatever you do, don't call the police!" I tell the kids, "If anyone ever says that near you, next thing you do is dial 911." This douche nozzle just taught her that all those movies were right. No matter how bad it is, you can always make things worse by adding the police.
Before they released her to us, the sergeant gave her the "this is why you shouldn't do that" speech. It included, "Once someone calls the police, we don't know what we're going to find when we get there. You could come around the corner with your phone up and the officer could think it's a gun."
I kept my mouth shut because I just wanted to get her out of there. But he just told her explicitly that one of the chief dangers of being somewhere she shouldn't be is that she could be shot by the police. Shouldn't you be teaching kids that when they're in a bad situation they want the police to show up?
For years, whenever someone in a movie or TV show says, "Whatever you do, don't call the police!" I tell the kids, "If anyone ever says that near you, next thing you do is dial 911." This douche nozzle just taught her that all those movies were right. No matter how bad it is, you can always make things worse by adding the police.