“Police have guns because if you run away, they shoot you. And if you don’t run away, they put you in jail.”
– A four-year-old
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Quoted for truth.Report
Clearly this kid has already been indoctrinated.Report
That doesn’t make sense. That’s not why they have guns. It’s a consequence of their having guns.Report
You want to explain cause-and-effect and directionality to a 4-year-old?Report
Kazzy:
So you admit this kid has trouble with logic and yet you want to feature their statement in your post? Talk about a waste of space.Report
Oy, @notme , must you ruin everything? Especially after your first comment captured the gist of this post, namely that this child already internalized that police will either shoot you or arrest you.Report
I was mostly joking, but a part of me was like, “really, you think that’s why?????
Which probably means that being a preschool teacher or a parent isn’t my calling. And I’m okay with that 🙂Report
@gabriel-conroy
Oh, I was being playful as well.
Though I’m curious how the student would have responded if I asked her, “What if the cops didn’t have guns?”Report
They only do that to criminals! People who obey the law don’t have any problems with the police.Report
Whoever gets arrested or shot got what they deserved. Else they wouldn’t have been arrested or shot. Keew-eee-deee.Report
except for all those people whose dogs were shot because their neighbours were drug dealers and the cops couldn’t get the address right.Report