This is a little bit old now I know (2 months isn’t that old is it?) but just wanted to share this with you. Reported by CBC and The Guardian, in September Thiery Hinse-Fillion became the first official skateboarding police officer in Canada. The position was created after lots of planning upon his proposal to the Longueuil Police Department.
Canadas skateboarding cop at the park
Hinse-Fillion points out in his interviews with the two news outlets that as a kid he had a lot of run-ins with the police while skateboarding, and so he had the idea as a police officer to try and bridge the gap.
Canadas skateboarding cop having a chat
It sounds like the response has been positive so far, and I’m not surprised! It’s a great idea, I know the kids love it when the police are involved in the community in ways besides arrests. Skateboarding is a great sport that so many of us love, but it is also true that we get ourselves into trouble sometimes due to the lack of understanding in the wider community.
Canada’s Skateboarding Cop, Thierry Hinse-Fillion
I think this is a great step towards building that understanding and helping to keep kids out of trouble with skateboarding!
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