Law Enforcement Explorers: Ride-Alongs Or Creepy Red Flags?
Turns out, law enforcement Explorers programs—those supposedly innocent ride-along gigs for teens dreaming of badge glory—have a dark side: 25% of sexual misconduct allegations involve officers grooming or abusing youth. That’s right, one quarter of the complaints aren’t about seatbelt tickets but creep-alerts. These ride-alongs, meant to inspire future cops, have instead become a bizarre episode of 'Law & Disorder: Parental Panic Edition.' Think kidnapping training camp gone wrong. No specifics on locations or dates, but given it’s RE LE explorers, parents might want to swap joyride fantasies for a podcast on setting boundaries.
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If a quarter of Explorer ride-alongs are less 'blue light special' and more 'creepy light special,' maybe it’s time to rethink how we put teens in squad cars with strangers. Parenting used to be hard, now it’s like dodging creeps on wheels.
So cops in Explorer programs are grooming kids during ride-alongs? That’s less 'ride with pride' and more 'drive-thru nightmare.' Somewhere in law enforcement, HR is sweating harder than a perp in an interrogation room.
Imagine a world where Explorer ride-alongs didn't double as creeps’ field trips. Oh wait, that’s just normal parenting 101, not law enforcement’s HR manual.
Source: Themarshallproject | Published: 9/3/2025 | Author: Lakeidra Chavis
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