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Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ... by mulmen on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @04:02PM (#23395674)
The battering ram is useful even for peaceful purposes. It’s great for pushing crashed cars to the side of the road and is a good place to hook a tow strap. I’m from a rural part of the country and they have come in handy multiple times.

Totally agreed on the paint schemes.

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Re:Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access ... by prepend on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @08:13PM (#23398132)
Paint the rams pink. There’s no need to make them look like Tie Fighters.

Here’s an Italian police car [0]. Here’s a Cobra HISS tank [1]. Here’s a local police department’s default cruiser [2].

When the police car looks more like a GI Joe tank than other nations, that’s an easy fix. Just like making kids were corny uniforms affects behavior, I think having police drive non-threatening cars will reduce violence.

[0] https://images.app.goo.gl/3uEds6hdzPwoiF6D7 [1] https://images.app.goo.gl/eJAaVdK5qNXEKah39 [2] https://www.ajc.com/rf/image_large/Pub/p8/AJC/2017/03/20/Ima...

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