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posted by Fnord666 on Monday March 12 2018, @04:37PM   Printer-friendly
from the mcgruff-the-crime-dog-2.0 dept.

Dancing Pikachu Team Up With Police to Prevent Crime in Singapore

The Pokemon Company is teaming up with a city in Singapore to raise crime awareness.

The Jurong division of the Singapore Police Force launched a week long Pokemon-themed crime prevention campaign on Saturday, March 10th. The event, which coincides with school holidays in Singapore, is designed to teach kids how to prevent crime.

The centerpiece of the campaign are Pokemon game booths at a mall in Jurong West, along with an invasion of oversized Pikachu mascots. Kids can get pictures with Pikachu and watch them dance, while learning some handy lessons about crime in the process.

What will Pikachu/The Pokémon Company teach kids about crime?

The Singapore Police Force hopes to pass along three messages to children (and their parents) with the new Pokemon campaign:

  • Don't take dimly lit shortcuts.
  • Don't buy counterfeit goods.
  • Don't use your phone while driving.

Also at The Star.


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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12 2018, @05:50PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12 2018, @05:50PM (#651443)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore#Misuse_of_Drugs_Act [wikipedia.org]

    500 grams of cannabis. 1000 grams of cannabis mixture. 200 grams of cannabis resin. One hell of an enlightened country offing citizens for using harmless drugs.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12 2018, @06:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 12 2018, @06:03PM (#651450)

    Citizens, along with foreign dealers and unwitting mules. There's a reason plastic wrapping services at airports for backpacks are popular in that region.