I've heard about police being bribed before, but looks like the tables are turning. They're looking at a plan to bribe kids with junk food to keep them from committing crimes in remote communities.... or maybe they're fattening them up so they can't run away as fast...

From: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21253634-421,00.html

POLICE will give out McDonald's and pizza vouchers to reward children for good behaviour in a town desperate to tackle a youth crime epidemic. Operation Get Smart will be launched in Dubbo to help break down barriers between officers and children.

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"If we see them doing good things within the community, they will be rewarded," Detective Inspector Michael Willing said. He said that the program was one of a number of strategies to be phased in this year as an extension of an anti-truancy program which was launched last year.