LOL Pic Thread (NO POLITICS)

oVeRdOsE. · 11-16-2021, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

I suppose the effort to resell the laptop mount isn't worth it. Those things aren't cheap!

But I get it.

yeah, so here when the car are around 200k km (125k miles), they get rid of it asap. Canada is big, not much people per ft² , so cop reach this mileage quite fast.

No time to remove stuff, way easier to put it in the contract

upstatedoc · 11-16-2021, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

I suppose the effort to resell the laptop mount isn't worth it. Those things aren't cheap!

But I get it.

yeah, so here when the car are around 200k km (125k miles), they get rid of it asap. Canada is big, not much people per ft² , so cop reach this mileage quite fast.

No time to remove stuff, way easier to put it in the contract

Oh, Canada. That explains it.

StripclubDJ · 11-16-2021, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Fly320s

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Originally Posted by Dave 90TT

You know, I have to comment on this.

I'm NOT part of the current generation. I'm pretty close to half a century old (won't say which side)

I have 26 years active duty USMC, including multiple combat tours in Iraq and AFG, and a star for second award on my Combat Action Ribbon, as well as a valor in combat award. I've been shot at, mortared, and blown up, and have shot back, and called for fire on enemy insurgents.

When we used to have a political section, I was one of the more right leaning posters, although not alt-right, as some of the posters were. RD, however, would probably consider me alt-right.

And guess what?

I'm trans.

Specifically, a transgender woman.

Dave90TT is probably not the right name for me anymore, and hasn't really been for over a year.

Being trans is not a joke, nor something to joke about. It f'ing sucks. If I could wish this away, and be a cisgender woman, or a cisgender man, I would, in a heartbeat.

But one thing it's not, is it's not a choice. 99% of trans people don't have a choice in this. The only thing we have a choice on is whether to transition or not.

You know, what, though? Despite being trans not being a joke, many, many people make malicious jokes about it, including on this thread.

Many, multiple studies have shown that transgender people, IF they receive proper treatment (including transitioning) AND have accepting family, friends, and acquaintances, have a suicide rate that is pretty much exactly equal to the rest of the population. However, when denied treatment due to transphobic laws and insurance companies, and when surrounded by people that think being trans is something to joke about, and be malicious about, the suicide rate of trans people quickly rises to the 41% you often see quoted.

To be fair, while I believe that suicide is personal choice, and only the person considering it has any power over it, there is no doubt in my mind that bigotry, discrimination, hatred, and malicious 'jokes' such as this, and others I have seen on this thread definitely contribute to it.

So, tl;dr, take your transphobic jokes and shove them so far up your fourth point of contact that they come out your mouth.

Lighten up, Francis. Or Francine.

Lmao

zx10guy · 11-16-2021, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

my cousin got a old cop car , and he got pulled over by a cop, and got a 3000$ fine because he didn't remove the spotlight and the laptop tablet holder.

Apparently he was in the auction contract that you need to remove everything related to cops.

Hate it or love it, I had fun on the highway with those leftlanehuger, people were moving from the freaking left lane

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Originally Posted by spazzyfry123

Then, uh, why don't the folks that sell the car take these items off if it's required as part of the sale?

Side note, that's ridiculous that that isn't allowed. I have a permanently mounted system that holds an iPad for navigation. Because it isn't on a Crown Vic this is somehow allowed? Plenty of folks with aftermarket lights installed on their vehicles without issue. Something isn't adding up.

Having that stuff still installed on a former cop car in my area is not illegal. There was a recent story about some kid running around with a former cop car that still had the spot light, radio antennas, and push bars on the car. The county cops were asking anyone if they had any information on this guy as some were saying he may have been impersonating a police officer. The kid was pulled over and questioned but was ultimately released. Because driving around in a car with those things mounted is not illegal in this jurisdiction.

I think I saw said car a few weeks ago. It had a sticker on the window that said, "Not A Cop Car." I think he got harassed enough by the cops that he stuck that sticker on the car.

dreamingat30fps · 11-16-2021, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by zx10guy

Having that stuff still installed on a former cop car in my area is not illegal. There was a recent story about some kid running around with a former cop car that still had the spot light, radio antennas, and push bars on the car. The county cops were asking anyone if they had any information on this guy as some were saying he may have been impersonating a police officer. The kid was pulled over and questioned but was ultimately released. Because driving around in a car with those things mounted is not illegal in this jurisdiction.

I think I saw said car a few weeks ago. It had a sticker on the window that said, "Not A Cop Car." I think he got harassed enough by the cops that he stuck that sticker on the car.

I’ve seen a bunch of videos on youtube with these cop impersonators. I think it’s one guy mainly who keeps getting stopped over and over. He supposedly owns some security company (like to escort funerals and what not) and his car looks EXACTLY like a cop car. However it seems he can get away with it as long and it doesn’t say police on it or some very specific things like that. However the average person would think it’s a copy car.

CTinline-six · 11-16-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps

I’ve seen a bunch of videos on youtube with these cop impersonators. I think it’s one guy mainly who keeps getting stopped over and over. He supposedly owns some security company (like to escort funerals and what not) and his car looks EXACTLY like a cop car. However it seems he can get away with it as long and it doesn’t say police on it or some very specific things like that. However the average person would think it’s a copy car.

Meanwhile I get pissed at every soccer mom driving a dark colored Explorer around here.

...not that I'm ever breaking any laws or anything.

King Rudi · 11-16-2021, 12:54 PM

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Meanwhile I get pissed at every soccer mom driving a dark colored Explorer around here.

...not that I'm ever breaking any laws or anything.

Same. There is a special place in hell for soccer moms that buy white Ford Edge's Taurus's and Explorer's.

My personal favorites are the obvious cop cars that have been sold at auction and are currently driven by the dealers living in the projects.

Murf993 · 11-16-2021, 12:59 PM

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infinitekidM2C · 11-16-2021, 01:07 PM

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