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Viral video shows florida cops playing hoops with kids

#HoopsNotCrime

By Uniform Stories

When you’re dispatched to a call of kids playing basketball too loudly, there’s really only one way to handle that situation...

The Gainsville, Florida Police Department recently responded to an angry call about kids playing basketball in the street. Officer White showed up, saw that the kids weren’t doing anything wrong, and promptly joined in with the kids for some fun. On Gainsville Police Department’s Youtube channel they commented:

If it’s ok...we are going to focus on the kids that are out committing crimes. #HoopsNotCrime

Keep up the good work, officers.

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