"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
03/03/2018 at 18:35 • Filed to: None
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"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
03/03/2018 at 18:35 • Filed to: None | 0
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Lets imagine for a moment that you’re the Mayor of one of the world’s largest, one of the most populated and important cities. What vehicle would your finest men and women use to protect the citizenry and serve the communities of this vast, 527 sqkm city?
Which company makes the vehicle of choice to weather and ford this jungle of rebar, steel, concrete and asphalt? Well, naturally you choose Polaris ATVS.
Those things cost at least 7000 dollars (assuming they bought the asthmatic 45o HO) here which is a stupid amount of money considering your normal police car, the Ford Fusion hybrid is 26,000 dollars. Yes, it’s a lot more money, but you can actually store criminals in the back of it, and do more than 100km/h, and like... corner, and not pollute the city and deafen the citizens...
Plus, lets forget for a moment that we don’t need ATVs to patrol a densely populated city, why the fuck Polaris? Sure, they’re good, but your neighboors actually make the BRP ATVs, which are better in every way, in my experience as an unbiased owner of a BRP SXS, obviously.
It isn’t the stupidest display of idiocy that the GDF has shown in the purchasing of cars, this was:
Yes, that’s the Jeep wrangler, dressed up as an “enviormental patrol.”
These environmental patrols are meant to stop and test vehicles suspected producing many contaminants or being late on the smog test. Nevermind that the Jeep Wrangler is in the EPA’s list of least efficient vehicles for sale, or that the smallish two door jeep produces twice as many tailpipe CO2 emissions as the aforementioned Fusion, never mind that it is also a lot more expensive.
This place truly is, as Breton put it, surreal.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 18:41 |
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There’s your problem
You’re expecting government to think things through
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> pip bip - choose Corrour
03/03/2018 at 18:43 |
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Is asking for common sense too much? What a bunch of absolute morons.
Well, at least that jeep’s gonna hold a lot of its vaule... to be wasted when the police auction if off for 10% of its value.
Tekamul
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 18:52 |
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I went to San Francisco a couple weeks ago. Their equipment makes an ATV look like a highly capable mobile base of operations
JCAlan
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 18:53 |
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Well that’s an interesting choice. I could see an application at an event like a concert or county fair, but on the street? I mean, I guess that they would be better suited than a car to chasing a person who is fleeing on foot, but... Nah, it’s dumb.
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JCAlan
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 18:55 |
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However, to be fair, police on horses is as dumb and inefficient as it is common.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> JCAlan
03/03/2018 at 18:57 |
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They already have sportbikes for that, and like... knockoff harleys?
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> Tekamul
03/03/2018 at 18:58 |
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But those are metermaids.... our transit police rolls around in Dodge avengers and Ninja 650s
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> JCAlan
03/03/2018 at 19:00 |
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We also have the mounted police for the parks and the touristic downtown area:
Yes, they’re wearing sobreros because any and every time you encounter a foreigner you must reenforce a streotype.
Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:08 |
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London has a variety of bikes to get around on.
I don’t think they have any quad bikes.
AfromanGTO
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:09 |
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They probably use the 4 wheelers as punishment. There’s no metal around them, and they can’t armor plate them.
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> AfromanGTO
03/03/2018 at 19:17 |
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Seems like a stupid punishment. If you want to punish them make them wear body cameras.
McMike
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:18 |
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1) I wondered the same thing when I saw police departments doing trial periods with the Can Am Spyder to replace the police motorcycle. Why use one of those over a motorcycle? There is no benefit to make up for the widened track.
2) Kinja Crops now.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:18 |
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Basically doing the same job as a cop on a bike, just looking a lot more intimidating
jkm7680
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:20 |
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A 4 wheeler makes no sense.
Police departments also like to rotate their fleet before their cars even get worn out. 100,000 miles is nothing.
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Spanfeller is a twat
> HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
03/03/2018 at 19:23 |
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Also not being able to filter between slower traffic.
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> jkm7680
03/03/2018 at 19:28 |
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The reason behind their purchase escapes me.
Also, I don’t think they follow the same rule here... Its common to see 10 year old patrol cars. If we’re talking about the PBI or thr PGJ, even older.... because those organizations are more financially restrained.
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> Svend
03/03/2018 at 19:31 |
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The Federal police use harleys (real harleys) and the presidential guard uses f 1200 bmw touring bikes.
fintail
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:31 |
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I wonder who’s brother in law owns the Polaris franchise.
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fintail
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:32 |
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The files will “accidentally” be deleted.
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> fintail
03/03/2018 at 19:34 |
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Well, at least they don’t shoot black people...but I’m sure that they’ll find a way to do that too...
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Tekamul
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:37 |
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Not metermaids. The metermaids have little 3 wheeled things.
Those Segway riders are gun strapped cops.
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fintail
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 19:38 |
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Many black people in DF? It’d be interesting to see a Mexican cop put in time in an American city of any size.
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> fintail
03/03/2018 at 19:42 |
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They would probably suck... A lot.
Around 1% of the Mexican population is of Afro-Mexican descent. In fact the first black president of North America was Mexican president Vicente Guerrero, he also abolished slavery in Mexico.
However, Mexico City’s ethnic makeup is probably 30% Caucasian, 60% Hispanic, and the rest is minority groups.
Wacko
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 20:00 |
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Meanwhile here in Quebec
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Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 20:01 |
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Our Special Escort Group use those white Honda VFR1200 motorbikes at the bottom there.
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> Wacko
03/03/2018 at 20:07 |
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Mon dieu. Mais je pense que c’est plus logicale qu’un atv.
/don’t kill me for trying to speak french.
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> JCAlan
03/03/2018 at 20:09 |
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depends. in a crowd control situation 1 horse has the pychological impact of 10 officers and gives the officer a higher height to see around. Also they can run a lot faster than you.
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> Svend
03/03/2018 at 20:09 |
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I love the Honda Interceptor for some reason... I know it’s an 800 but that VFR reminded me of it.
Meanwhile in Mexico:
poor man...
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gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 20:10 |
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My only thought is they can fit on sidewalks if/when traffic backs up vs a squadcar.
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> gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
03/03/2018 at 20:11 |
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I mean...maybe... but what about pedestrians?
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> McMike
03/03/2018 at 20:14 |
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I mean, they have them in Huixquilucan, but the least said about that place the better.
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Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 20:21 |
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I’ve seen that one a few times.
SEG had an incident when a Toyota Prius taxi pulled out of a side road straight into an oncoming SEG bike. The rider was thrown 30 foot in the air and along the road.
With the bike embedded into the front of the Prius.
The Range Rover with Prince Harry in speed threw thinking it was a terrorist attack but Harry insisted on stopping to check the rider was alright.
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> Svend
03/03/2018 at 20:26 |
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It had to be a Prius!
Plus what a crash it must’ve been if the Prius looks to be totaled and had the airbag pop.. I hope that policeofficer is okay.
We have plenty of idiots harassing cops here too.
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Svend
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 20:41 |
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The police have a hell of a job, we want them when we’re vulnerable and need them but then harass because they pull you over for speeding.
Police should be allowed to answer a call and say, ‘oh yes, hi Mr Johnson, so someone broke into your house? Aren’t you the same Mr Johnson that called me a t**t when I gave you a ticket for driving through a red light? Oh no, I do believe it is the same Mr Johnson. Good luck with getting your stuff back. Good bye’.
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> Svend
03/03/2018 at 20:50 |
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We shouldn’t judge an institution by their individuals, but an institution should not permit that their individuals become reason to be judged.
Sam
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/03/2018 at 22:43 |
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They would definitely hear it coming. I’d bet those things are somewhat loud, right?
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> Sam
03/03/2018 at 23:09 |
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Yes.
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AfromanGTO
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/04/2018 at 11:41 |
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Not if they keep on screwing up or screw up bad enough.
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> AfromanGTO
03/04/2018 at 17:25 |
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Can you expand that though?
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AfromanGTO
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/04/2018 at 18:40 |
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The cops keep on messing up and doing stupid things. Which makes police look bad and gets people upset. Making them wear body cameras will mean there is video evidence of them acting stupid or doing illegal things. Instead the supervisors put them on patrol in horrible areas on 4 wheelers with no body armor in a bad area. Where they most likely need an armor plated suv. So if something were to happen they would be ill prepared.
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> AfromanGTO
03/04/2018 at 19:43 |
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I mean... that would just be cruel... I’d rather have them fired. Plus cops here are already ill prepared, they must buy their own bullets as the city only procures them 30 rounds a year.
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AfromanGTO
> Spanfeller is a twat
03/05/2018 at 10:58 |
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Now let me play devil’s advocate again. If they are fired, and they are trained police. They will likely want to have a police type job. A security guard makes less than a police officer. So they will likely go to organized criminals looking for a job. Or they could go on patrol on a 4 wheeler with no protection in a bad area.
It’s horrible to suggest something as atrocious as that, but it happens more than you think. People suck.