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I can understand the cruelty factor when the students realized
they had been 'duped'..basically lied to.
I can see how that could erode trust in adults and especially
those in law enforcement.

I do not know the statistics of how effective these mock scenes are either.

There have been programs in large cities where gang violence is so
pervasive, they take very young children already somewhat
involved and aware of the gang scene, to the morgue.

Seeing the bullet ridden bodies as the coroner pulls back the sheet,
takes quite a bit of the romance and coolness out of the world that
they imagine it to be.

It ain't no video game.

The cost of these programs would be well worth it.
So tragic, those in power for the last 8 years have been...well..in power.
But I digress....sorry.