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孩子不听话别搬出警察

Many an exasperated parent has told their misbehaving child to be good or the police will put them in prison.

许多父母恼怒时都曾这样警告调皮的孩子——要听话，不然会被警察抓进监狱。

But now one police force has issued a poster urging adults not to use this common – if ever so slightly cruel – threat.

现在英国一家警署发布海报，敦促父母不要再使用这种有点残忍的威胁。

Instead Durham Constabulary wants children to be friendly with officers and go to them with their problems rather than be fearful of them.

相反，杜伦警署希望孩子们能对警察抱有友好的态度，有问题时向警察寻求帮助而不是害怕他们。

The campaign reads: ‘Parents. Please don’t tell your children that we will take them off to jail if they are bad. We want them to run to us if they are scared, not be scared of us. Thank You.’

宣传语写道：“父母们，请不要告诉你们的孩子，如果他们犯了错就会被我们抓进监狱。我们希望当他们害怕的时候能跑向我们寻求帮助，而不是害怕我们。谢谢。

However, the poster received mixed reviews online after it was posted on Facebook. Jeff Rowse said: ‘Telling them they will go to jail if they are bad is wrong how? Surely that is the major reason for having a police force? And jails?’