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@TomF@mastodon.gamedev.place @jon_valdes@mastodon.gamedev.place On the flip side, I was once asked by a policeman to carry a (prop) sword more openly because they had to take potential 'hidden' weapons much more seriously than openly carrying a prop. It's hard to win sometimes...

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[@TomF@mastodon.gamedev.place](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/TomF) [@jon_valdes@mastodon.gamedev.place](https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/jon_valdes) On the flip side, I was once asked by a policeman to carry a (prop) sword more openly because they had to take potential 'hidden' weapons much more seriously than openly carrying a prop. It's hard to win sometimes...