Video of North Carolina officer dancing at block party goes viral

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75. This kind of thing is a GREAT idea!

It's healing to see this.

I wish we could see more of this. I appreciate the officer (or was he the local police chief) - in the report farther down-thread wherein he said this was what they hoped to show - that not every police officer is bad. I believe that.

I think we might actually have fewer bad incidents between police and the community if we had more of THIS. They should get out on the street, meet people in the community, talk with people in the community, play ball with a random group of young people, dance with people who throw an instant dancing exhibition there on the street or in the park. I would love to see foot patrols where the officer has a dog on a leash - a mutt from the shelter, not a fearsome-looking German shepherd or some such. A DOG. That people could come up and pet and ask about.

Stuff that turns the heat down. That's what we need. NOW.

'Cuz it's gonna be a long hot summer.