Police using kids at the roadside.
Discussion
I've seen lots of local initiatives on social media where the Police take little Johnny and Katie et al from the local school, dress them up in little Police costumes and parade them around the side of the road. They then stop motorists which look to be driving a little quickly and get the kids to recite a little types up paragraph about the risks of speeding blah blah blah.
I know this is better for the motorist than getting points or having to attend a SAC. Also, it does raise awareness about speeding near schools.
However, it just irks me that they are using kids to talk down to motorists. What would happen if you stopped (you had to stop as it would be a Police officer flagging you down), you sat silently whilst the kid admonished you and then went into a diatribe about how Santa Claus isn't real, the tooth fairy isn't real, they aren't going to get their Xmas presents this year because they've been bad, their dad is having an affair etc, etc until the kid breaks down and hates the Police for putting them in that situation. An offence won't have been committed would it?
It's not happened to me and I don't think anyone would seriously do it but I was just thinking out aloud on my lunch break.
I know this is better for the motorist than getting points or having to attend a SAC. Also, it does raise awareness about speeding near schools.
However, it just irks me that they are using kids to talk down to motorists. What would happen if you stopped (you had to stop as it would be a Police officer flagging you down), you sat silently whilst the kid admonished you and then went into a diatribe about how Santa Claus isn't real, the tooth fairy isn't real, they aren't going to get their Xmas presents this year because they've been bad, their dad is having an affair etc, etc until the kid breaks down and hates the Police for putting them in that situation. An offence won't have been committed would it?
It's not happened to me and I don't think anyone would seriously do it but I was just thinking out aloud on my lunch break.
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