Law Enforcement Explorers: Ride-Alongs Or Creepy Red Flags?
Turns out, law enforcement Explorers programsâthose supposedly innocent ride-along gigs for teens dreaming of badge gloryâhave a dark side: 25% of sexual misconduct allegations involve officers grooming or abusing youth. Thatâs right, one quarter of the complaints arenât 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 itâs 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 itâs time to rethink how we put teens in squad cars with strangers. Parenting used to be hard, now itâs like dodging creeps on wheels.
So cops in Explorer programs are grooming kids during ride-alongs? Thatâs 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 creepsâ field trips. Oh wait, thatâs just normal parenting 101, not law enforcementâs HR manual.
Source: Themarshallproject | Published: 9/3/2025 | Author: Lakeidra Chavis
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