I thought this kind of bizarre, Boy Scouts (well, an affiliate) being trained to confront terrorists, run down illegal immigrants and raid marijuana fields, using kids as young as 13 and 1/2. A competition is described where “looking at 9/11 and what a Middle Eastern terrorist would be like” and authenticity being their goal, a role player wore traditional Arab dress. (Huh?!)
Explorer-Scouts Train in Post-9/11 Law Enforcement Methods – NYTimes.com
A girl remarks she’s partly in it because of her attraction to guns and the sounds they make. “It gets me excited,” she says. And I think does one really want law enforcement officers who are made thrilled and giddy by the thought of gunfire?
This was brought to mind.
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