In the USA, military weapons are so plentiful that the army gives police old ones for free. That's why police departments have ludicrous MRAPs and things, they're freebies.
So, one billionaire bought another billionaire's toys and handed them to a politically pliable sheriff, in the same spirit as a Roman patrician might throw a particularly theatrical weapon into the Coliseum fighting pit.
People putting misplaced trust in a product used in life-endangering situations based on hype and false promises from the CEO? I'm shocked! A man with that much money and power must be trustworthy. Frankly, I would like to buy one of his products and give it full control over carrying my family through complex environments at high speeds where failure to perform as promised has a high chance of killing them and others.
12 Comments
melsaskca@lemmy.ca · 35 pts · 235d
I think that if a policing department invests in cybertrucks then it is an indicator that they are already corrupt as hell.
piccolo@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 234d
On the bright side, thats $150k they arent spending buying APCs and miltary weapons.
KayLeadfoot@fedia.io · 7 pts · 234d
In the USA, military weapons are so plentiful that the army gives police old ones for free. That's why police departments have ludicrous MRAPs and things, they're freebies.
So, one billionaire bought another billionaire's toys and handed them to a politically pliable sheriff, in the same spirit as a Roman patrician might throw a particularly theatrical weapon into the Coliseum fighting pit.
The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org · 27 pts · 235d
Image from the bullet proof testing grounds:
hoch@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 234d
If I recall, the Cybertruck did not do well against metal spheres
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 18 pts · 235d
Well, not in the literal sense!
Geez... Some people...
XTL@sopuli.xyz · 6 pts · 234d
But also not in any figurative sense.
if_only@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 235d
Well at least this allows them to deploy quickly. From the time you place an order Tesla will have one broken down in your driveway in an hour flat.
Ulrich_the_Old@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 235d
Shhh!!! I think what you mean is yes, yes they are bulletproof.....
underisk@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 235d
The only bad part about this is that Elon got paid for it. Cops having slow fragile vehicles is great in my book.
BCsven@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 234d
Baddies will be shooting at the battery area. This will get interesting as a "fire fight"
AGM@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 235d
People putting misplaced trust in a product used in life-endangering situations based on hype and false promises from the CEO? I'm shocked! A man with that much money and power must be trustworthy. Frankly, I would like to buy one of his products and give it full control over carrying my family through complex environments at high speeds where failure to perform as promised has a high chance of killing them and others.