{"id":26020,"date":"2021-04-03T00:30:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T07:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=26020"},"modified":"2021-04-02T16:36:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T23:36:50","slug":"cartoon-teaching-cops-to-be-healers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=26020","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon: Teaching Cops To Be Healers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This cartoon is a collaboration with Kevin Moore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Help me make more of these cartoons (and to pay collaborators like Kevin and Becky!) by supporting my Patreon!<\/a> Even a $1 or $2 pledge really matters.<\/p>\n

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I get a lot of suggestions for cartoons, and I take almost none of them. But once in a rare while…<\/p>\n

Back in August, patron Brian Balk wrote:<\/p>\n

Hey Barry, I hope you\u2019re well. I\u2019m just writing to share a cartoon idea I had, of police officers using CPR training dummies to practice choke holds.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I wrote Brian back saying, essentially, “maybe.” But the idea kept coming back to me, and I mentally played with structuring the gag a few different ways. When one of the ideas made me chuckle, I wrote a script for it and put it in my “to be drawn someday” folder.<\/p>\n

I offered it to Kevin Moore<\/a> to draw – his slightly grotesque style seemed to fit well with these slightly grotesque characters – and, happily, Kev said yes.<\/p>\n

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TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON<\/strong><\/p>\n

This cartoon has four panels. In addition, there’s a tiny fifth “kicker” panel under the comic strip.<\/p>\n

PANEL 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

A middle-aged politician-looking dude wearing a suit and tie, and with thick hair neatly parted in the middle, is standing behind a podium with microphones on it. Behind him, we can see a building with a large sign above the entrance saying “City Hall.” Let’s call this guy “Mayor.”<\/p>\n

MAYOR: The protesters say the police cannot be reformed – that police culture is beyond saving. That we must abolish and start over.<\/p>\n

PANEL 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

A couple of hands are holding a tablet; on the tablet, the mayor, raising a finger and with a very serious expression, continues speaking.<\/p>\n

MAYOR: The protestors are wrong! Nothing’s wrong with police culture. We don’t need major reform, just some slight adjustments!<\/p>\n

PANEL 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another panel showing the mayor at the podium. This is a wider shot, and we can see that the “City Hall” building behind him is just a flat image on a backdrop. \u00a0In front of him is a large professional looking video camera, and next to the camera a man with a mustache is grinning and giving the mayor a “thumbs up” signal. The mayor is grinning and pumping one fist victoriously in the air.<\/p>\n

MAYOR: For example, the city just purchased new CPR dummies for police to train on. We will show people that police can be heroes and healers!<\/p>\n

PANEL 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

We’re in a new location – a large empty room with wood-paneled floors (or vinyl with a wood pattern, more likely), like some gymnasiums have. There are three men here, all wearing blue police tees and shorts. The nearest cop is holding a CPR dummy in a chokehold. Next to him, another cop, wearing a helmet and visor, is raising a nightstick to hit the CPR dummy with. In the background, a third cop is watching and taking notes in a little notepad.<\/p>\n

FIRST COP: Okay, let’s train! I’ve got the dummy in a choke hold… Harry, you beat it with your nightstick.<\/p>\n

HARRY: Can’t I shoot it instead?<\/p>\n

SMALL KICKER PANEL UNDER THE BOTTOM OF THE STRIP<\/strong><\/p>\n

The third cop from panel 4 – the one who was taking notes – is asking the mayor a question. The mayor looks at the cop with a somewhat distressed expression.<\/p>\n

COP: Do CPR dummies come in Black?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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