No I mean, if you just tell a child "don't ever talk to the police", you're really putting them in danger because they might think it means "avoid or run from t

No I mean, if you just tell a child "don't ever talk to the police", you're really putting them in danger because they might think it means "avoid or run from the police as if they were dangerous strangers" which can obviously result in tragic outcomes. Also what if they're the victim of a crime or some other emergency situation and really should talk to the police? If you really absolutize and drill them to "never ever talk to the police", you're setting them up for a worse outcome in that instance too.