Imagine being a cop, doing your best To Serve and Protect impression, only to have your car lock you inside and incinerate you, at a time of its choosing.

planish@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 292d

Or at a time of the choosing of the one rich dude who has root on all the cars.

reddig33@lemmy.world · 38 pts · 292d (2 replies)

I hope these were donated.

CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 46 pts · 292d

Donating cybertrucks almost feels like a way to sabotage the police. Almost.

aberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.social · 37 pts · 292d

They were (I messed up posting and didn't link to the article which explains this)

friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 292d

This is straight out of Reno 911

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 30 pts · 292d (5 replies)

Wow did US police learn nothing with the Explody Crown Vics? Gonna be hilarious when these guys fall apart during a chase. The "perp" will just need to drive through a puddle.

blackbelt352@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 292d (3 replies)

Was the crown vic explody? I know the Pinto was because of how the gas tank was built, and the Crown Vic had a bunch of recalls because it was just stress tested that much by nature of being commonly used by cops and taxi companies but I don't recall the crown vic having major flaws like that.

ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 292d (1 reply)

Yes they suffered the same issue as the Pinto, Explody from rear ending.

https://www.autosafety.org/popular-police-cars-crown-victorias-prone-explode-tied-deaths/

blackbelt352@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 291d

Did not know that, appreciate the info! One thought I had though is that the Crown Vic may have had more deaths than the Pinto, was that because they were actually more prone to explode than the Pinto or does the fact that it was so widely used by cops, taxis and groups using a fleet of cars account for the elevated numbers?

PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 292d

First time im hearing of it as well. I even had a CVPI for a short time and was impressed with the build quality

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io · 7 pts · 292d

It’s just the chase. It’s the “defensive” driving maneuvers and the getting bumped by a beater that will get officers cooked in an unopenable tin can.

_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus · 29 pts · 292d

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Alloi@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 292d

just ride out into the desert, these things get hung up on napkins for fuck sake.

man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 292d (1 reply)

I guess they gotta do something with all that inventory nobody wants to purchase. Keep that stock price up.

x00z@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 291d

I guess it's also an easy way to advertise.

sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 292d

I... presume the warning sirens have been replaced with a clown horn honking sound?

Cyberflunk@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 291d (2 replies)

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Lemminary@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 291d (1 reply)

Right in front of Trump tower?! Stop, I can only get so hard. 😩

5wim@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 290d

The tesla that deflagrated at the Trump property at the beginning of 2025

hateisreality@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 292d (3 replies)

Waste of taxpayer.funds

invertedspear@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 292d (2 replies)

The ten vehicles were fully funded through private donations.

Those private donations could have done better, but at least it wasn’t tax dollars.

hateisreality@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 291d

I still think many tax dollars were used..

Almacca@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 291d

Tax deductible donations, no doubt.

AlexLost@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 292d (1 reply)

Hahahahahahahaha hahahahahaha!

Classic idiots supporting other idiots with idiocy. Have fun with that! I would have gone with Mclarens personally, but you do you LV

vinceman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 292d

Oh my god it's so fucking pathetic to choose cybertrucks I didn't even think of what else they could have bought.

billwashere@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 291d

I hope they all have to drive through large puddles.

Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 292d

Do they glue the handcuffs on the perpetrators?

MehBlah@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 291d

So one freak downpour and they will all malfunction.

st3ph3n@midwest.social · 8 pts · 292d

Not a good look.

Zeke@fedia.io · 8 pts · 292d

I'm gonna laugh when they start losing fingers to the doors being slammed on their hands.

angband@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 291d

fuck will they lock people in those?

kreskin@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 291d

We already knew cops arent smart or in any way serving for the American people, or informed about laws, this gives them the perfect vehicle to match.

kungen@feddit.nu · 6 pts · 292d

Hey dude can you please wait like a half an hour? I gotta charge my car if we're gonna have a pursuit...

Tattorack@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 291d (2 replies)

Know any brave militant activist vandals in your area? Would be great if these cars get fucked the moment they hit the streets.

x00z@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 291d (1 reply)

Why would you need a vandal for this though? These cars are known to get fucked up by driving off the lot.

Snowpix@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 291d

Can't survive the rain, car washes, or being looked at funny.

SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 291d

Yikes