There is a shoot-out going on behind a school somewhere in the US. The shoot-out is between a group of cops and a band of robbers. One of the robbers was shot in the heart, and one of the police officers was shot in the head. Neither died, but instead went to the sidelines to watch, talk, and laugh.

The police managed to get the robbers under control, but the robbers were not sent to jail. This is not a game between children. Can you answer these questions?

1. Why didn't those shot die?
2. What kind of school is this?
3. Why aren't the robbers in jail?
4. What on earth is going on here?

Could it be that the school is a Police Academy, and both the "cops" and the "robbers" are cadets, and they are using paint-ball or laser tag equipment?

If so, the answers are:
1) because they are using non-lethal weapons
2) a Police Academy
3) because they are not really criminals
4) training exercises

Posted by TomM on 2002-08-17 09:41:02