It’s funny — when I was a kid there was a huge move away from realistic toy guns — and playing “guns” in general. Now apparently the pendulum has swung back: you can buy your kid a 15-inch toy baton and handcuffs for playing “FBI”.
Granted, in addition to the baton and cuffs, the playset also includes a FBI cap and ID card so the “persons of interest” (I’m assuming they’re the “robbers” to the FBI’s “cops”) will know who’s wailing on them with an extendable plastic stick, a cloth tac/flak vest — presumably for when your lil’ fed is ambushed by other kids with “guns”. Up next, My First Secret Extradition Kit. [BoingBoing]
olearymo
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 8:56 AMAlso comes with a little black book full of great tips, like
‘Make sure the person of interest doesn’t have any obvious bruising,’ ‘here’s how to tap the neighbours’ tin can phone’
and fun lines like
‘He fell,’ and ‘He’s resisting arrest!’
chrisp
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 12:40 PMCome on…. where’s the pepper spray?
olearymo
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 4:08 PMsee, I tried and failed. You win. So good.