https://www.cnet.com/news/on-reddit-police-are-reaching-communities-they-cant-on-facebook-or-twitter/

(He opted for the one horse, noting that the single animal would be much easier to convince.)

That AMA marked a new form of police community outreach as departments across the US are getting hip to Reddit's unprecedented reach as a platform. Some of the biggest police departments in the nation prefer local subreddits to Twitter accounts and Facebook pages. The Seattle police have had a Reddit account since 2013, and New York and Los Angeles Police Departments both joined Reddit this January.