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INTEREST: Man With A Decepticon Maserati Is Arrested For Impersonating Police


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Leland Lee



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:03 pm Reply with quote
American. Police.

Is the sheer stupidity of their actions any more clear?
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Primus



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:04 pm Reply with quote
Barricade was a Mustang in that movie. Though, I guess that would've only made things worse, since it's not a leap to think the police would use Ford vehicles. A Maserati on the other hand ...

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The owner offered that he was actually assisting police “because other drivers noticed him and slowed down, thinking it was a police vehicle.”


ahahaha
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mangamuscle



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:05 pm Reply with quote
Why there are no pictures in the article of the police car model the purported perp was arrested for impersonating?
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varmintx



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:07 pm Reply with quote
So, is it just TOO obvious to make the joke that he should've been arrested anyway for being a fan of Michael Bay?
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revolutionotaku



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:07 pm Reply with quote
The car doesn't even have police lights on top of it!

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nhat



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:09 pm Reply with quote
Leland Lee wrote:
American. Police.

Is the sheer stupidity of their actions any more clear?


From the distance it does look like a cop car.
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TarsTarkas



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:09 pm Reply with quote
Unless he was wearing a police uniform, his car is clearly not a official police car. Will probably be thrown out in court, but it is a waste of government money.
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SilverTalon01



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:22 pm Reply with quote
revolutionotaku wrote:
The car doesn't even have police lights on top of it!


Neither do a lot of newer police cars, at least where I'm at.
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mangamuscle



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:27 pm Reply with quote
nhat wrote:
Leland Lee wrote:
American. Police.

Is the sheer stupidity of their actions any more clear?


From the distance it does look like a cop car.


Mhh, I have not seen the movie where said car supposedly appears and I admit I can't recognize brands or models of most carmakers, but from what I gather from google if it does not clearly has the words POLICE (or similar emblem, like NYPD or SHERIFF) and the red and blue lights on top, thinking it is a police car is a mistake due to incomplete observation.

SilverTalon01 wrote:
revolutionotaku wrote:
The car doesn't even have police lights on top of it!


Neither do a lot of newer police cars, at least where I'm at.


Photo or it didn't happen.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:38 pm Reply with quote
That dude knows 'Let's Be Cops' was just a movie, right? Rolling Eyes
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Banjo



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:03 pm Reply with quote
last time I checked this was an anime news site.
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Leland Lee



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:04 pm Reply with quote
nhat wrote:
Leland Lee wrote:
American. Police.

Is the sheer stupidity of their actions any more clear?


From the distance it does look like a cop car.


Without police lights or fifteen antennas.
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Hakurouken



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:04 pm Reply with quote
Its not as if he was acting as a police officer, right? just that his car looked like one of theirs
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Kougeru



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 19, 2014 7:26 pm Reply with quote
TarsTarkas wrote:
Unless he was wearing a police uniform, his car is clearly not a official police car. Will probably be thrown out in court, but it is a waste of government money.
Apparently to some people it was. That's enough evidence really. If general population will think it's a police car, then it is too similar.
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