The crowd was getting hysterical, so I reached into my back pocket and flippe open my wallet to reveal my badge. "Official business, " I announced. "Please leave the area." This had the desired effect; it deescalated the mood and prompted most of the crowd to disperse. It's funny what a plastic badge and a meaningless phrase can do. The authority of the police is anothe mass delusion that can be useful at times. I hadn't even needed to claim I was a cop; all it took was a couple of simple cues to invoke the delusion. Robert Kroese
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