CHENNAI: Visitors to Flower Bazaar were met with an unusual sight- a large number of excited children thronging the police station. This was no attention-grabbing gimmick, but a part of the Joy of Giving Week, in which the cops of the local station interacted with kids from various city NGOs.Children are usually scared of the men in khaki, but a few hours spent with them changed their perspective. These kids, who were from Arunodaya, Udavi and Brother Sigamani animation centre, enjoyed their day out. This novel experience was a treat for the children, aged between 4 and 16. Nearly 300 kids participated and were served snacks by the officers, apart from being given gifts like pencil boxes etc.Speaking to Express, Inspector Vijay said, “We wanted that fear of cops to go away from the kids minds. The response we got was also good.”The role of a cop, how to identify the rank of an officer by his uniform, how to contact the police and in what situations they need to come to a police station and the working of a women’s police station were some of the topics covered in the interaction which which lasted 3 to 4 hours. They also demonstrated the arms used by the police. The cops even gave a patient listening to their queries.
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