Virginia Commonwealth University Police Chief John Vanuti announced a $6 million dollar initiative and partnership with Razor USA, the manufacturer of the popular “Razor Scooter” brand, to equip 150 officers with police-grade scooters. The initiative is code named “Operation Kickflip.”
Virginia Commonwealth University Police Chief John Vanuti announced a $6 million dollar initiative and partnership with Razor USA, the manufacturer of the popular “Razor Scooter” brand, to equip 150 officers with police-grade scooters. The initiative is code named “Operation Kickflip.”
“I’m excited to get a portion of our officers onto Razors, the popular kick scooter,” said Vanuti in a statement. “The benefits to the relationship with Razor USA are endless.”
Studies show that police departments that invest in Razor scooters immediately become 60-75% more trill, while also seeing increases in dopeness, gnar, and hella.
It remains to be seen what levels of crucial VCU PD could potentially reach.
Vanuti went on to explain the operation was not only a way for the department to increase city-wide trill, but also a way to fit in with the VCU Goes Green initiative.
“We’ve found a way not only to make our officers significantly more rad, we’ve also found a way to get them out of squad cars,” said Vanuti in the same statement. “This is a truly legit way to get our officers patrolling in a way that is less threatening and more in tune with what these neighborhoods in the city want.”
Students are less than excited about the program. “I don’t understand why they couldn’t spend less money on a similarly trill activity,” said VCU junior Lynelle Trung. “I’m sure for less taxpayer dollars they could invest in penny boards for officers. Let some money go to schools, parks and libraries. Those things deserve to be chill as well.”
VCU PD previously attempted a similar program, Inline Enforcement, where in 2012 rollerblades were distributed to officers, with disastrous results.
When that program failed Vanuti claimed in a statement that “rollerblading was never dope to begin with,” and distanced himself from the initiative.
