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Vancouver police pull ‘tactical response’ promotional video after backlash

March 1, 2022 10:48 pm PST.
Vancouver police have taken down a recruitment video showing images of heavily armed officers in tactical gear, some with weapons drawn. The video was one of several posted Tuesday with the introductory text, “This is who we are,” and promoting the Vancouver Police Department as “the place to be.” The footage, set to dramatic music with quick cuts shows stylized images of police rappelling down buildings and structures amid some explosions. In other shots officers clad in helmets and body armour are shown brandishing assault rifles.

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