tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post7703168597963954553..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: The question is, WHY???Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12650841871613757862012-02-22T19:11:58.258-06:002012-02-22T19:11:58.258-06:00I find it depressing that although they weren'...I find it depressing that although they weren't able to find anything wrong with a replica foreign police car, they were able to deny the use of the car to the owner while they investigate whether it is illegal. They were able to do so apparently because of a safety violation -- a burned out indicator (turn signal).<br /><br />I agree that indicators are important for safety, and if I see a car with non-working turn-signals or brake lights I will inform the driver if it is convenient to do so. But in this case it is pretty clearly a pretext for the police doing what they want to do and can't find legitimate authority to do legally.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8858626811583317792012-02-20T00:17:11.347-06:002012-02-20T00:17:11.347-06:00If you were an Aussie, you'd know that Darwin ...If you were an Aussie, you'd know that Darwin has something something of a rep for 'strange'(probably the heat and humidity up there). That's in the very mild category for Darwin! LOL!Morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33515342178449214522012-02-19T10:28:46.166-06:002012-02-19T10:28:46.166-06:00Strange as it is, I also have to wonder why they p...Strange as it is, I also have to wonder why they pulled him over. A car made up to look like a police car from half a world away? <br /><br />There's a guy around my town who drives an old (1970s) Dodge made up to look like a police car, called the "Alien Recovery Unit" with references to Area 51 - which is over a thousand miles away. No problems ever getting stopped - but he doesn't have a "police" sticker on it.SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-51305575536617211232012-02-19T09:57:09.725-06:002012-02-19T09:57:09.725-06:00Wonder if it was a old New York Pizza Delivery car...Wonder if it was a old New York Pizza Delivery cars.<br />They had that type of problem a few years ago with the cars being mistaken for real police cars.<br />Also there are several companies/restaurants that use a variation of that same theme for delivery including a old yellow cab design.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-4960214006207574242012-02-19T08:51:28.613-06:002012-02-19T08:51:28.613-06:00Maybe he intended to shoot a movie, and used it as...Maybe he intended to shoot a movie, and used it as a prop. Maybe he really (No, I mean REALLY) likes the NYPD. After 911, lots of people wear the NYPD baseball caps, and none of them are actually NYPD.<br /><br />Who knows? I did notice that he wasn't pulled over for doing anything illegal with the car (such as attempting to pull someone over), and he had the correct color lights to avoid it being considered blatantly illegal. Despite that, they are trying their hardest to make it so.Shrimpnoreply@blogger.com