Jackie Chan leaps from a squad car, dressed in a deputy sheriff’s uniform. . . No, it’s not the latest Kung-Fu movie, but a new recruiting ad for U.S. law enforcement!
By using the ever-popular actor/stuntman, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hopes to incite young recruits to choose law enforcement as a career, particularly the still under-represented Asian communities. The ad will be shown at job fairs and other recruiting events.
The Department was inspired by its Asian peers—in Japan, Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, where Jackie Chan is already a police ambassador. The actor said he was honoured by this role, which will contribute to diversifying the U.S. forces of law and order.