How would you deal with this?

Me: What are you playing, Dan? Dan: This is my gun. I'm using it to shoot bad guys Me: ooh, that sounds scary. Shall we call the police to help? Dan: No, Snek. The police ARE the bad guys. I have to shoot them and keep them away from my family.

This is not the first time he's mentioned being afraid of the police. He will hide when a police car goes past, and cried uncontrollably when the local police visited last year.

For context, the child is of Polynesian descent, and 4 years old. He is absolutely facing a future of being racially profiled by the police.

We are working with the family, boy I would love to hear any strategies others have.