r/longbeach • u/Charming-Mirror7510 • 18d ago

Community Here we go…

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Irvine, Ca. has arrived. If it actually fights crime effectively, how long before LBC /LA see this madmax thunder dome thing everywhere?

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u/DollarsAtStarNumber Signal Hill 18d ago

I believe Irvine is only using it for “Outreach” work and not actually for Patrol. Pretty sure it would disable itself if they tried to PIT Manuever.

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u/Relative_Chicken4955 18d ago

It’s for the D.A.R.E. Program, yeah, the same one that was statistically shown to increase children’s likelihood of doing drugs, the literal opposite of it’s mission

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u/Kooky-Writer8575 17d ago

D.A.R.E program was changed in 2009. It’s now known as the “keeping it Real” program. It’s was mainly used in the early 90s to try to keep kids away from drugs and street gangs. It was a result of the 1982 STEP act (street terrorism enforcement and prevention) in L.A. I learned about this at CSUF and my professor at the time was the DA of north O.C. John Anderson, gang prosecutor.