I know he is trying to cheer them up by giving out cash but does the money have to be delivered by "five squad cars —sirens blaring"? Maybe the secret Santa was really trying to give them all a heart attack. Maybe he/she is a cardiologist

the deputies are for security and crowd control

...what on earth would possess someone into thinking that this was an appropriate avenue of holiday benevolence?

This 'anonymous' benefactor choosing cops to dole out Christmas cheer...

This sounds like a Public Relations campaign by someone very close to law enforcement.

Or a really fucking stupid Samaritan.

pulling people over to give them ice cream
pretending to write a ticket to a toddler
a boss pretends to fire an employee or jokingly reminds you that he could fire you


People in authority seem to think it's fun & adorable when they use their power to scare others, then do something nice instead.
Heaven forbid any of the victims of these escapades gets "ungrateful".

I wonder how this incident would have ended had the father taken off running as the cops were surrounding them.

More fucking domestic terrorism.

Until they stop the psychological insanity - in essence, the obviously racist effort to foster the internalization of docility by associating "blaring sirens" with "charity" - then nothing will change.

The above quote was a correct response by a normal person experiencing the freakish environment of Ferguson, MO.

In the OP's link where it talks about cop elves going to schools, there's this jaw-dropping sentence:

"Instead of shouts, curses, raised fists and projectiles, state Trooper Justin Lacy and the other officers were greeted with hugs, tears of joy and smiles of disbelief."

that this man is dedicating his life to bringing a little happiness to others, and here at DU the response is to trash him.

Yup, this place has changed a lot.

It is heartbreaking seeing (and knowing) there are so many people in need.

It'll take a boatload of Secret Santas to remedy that problem.