# Assisting the police

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisting-the-police/662459>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 2, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisting-the-police/662459 "2013-07-02T16:59:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisting-the-police/662459/101 "2013-07-08T16:14:58Z")

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I have family members who are police officers. You betcha I’m gonna tackle the bad guy.

The only reason I wouldn’t is if he’s got a visible weapon. That could go Very Very Badly for me. If that was the case, I opt for the hot coffee. Or a chair.

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