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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwr5dyj wrote

Reply to comment by bkemp1984Part2 in Heads up new undercover cop vehicles by ryanrmp804

Cow catchers on the front of cop cars are specifically dangerous and increase risk of death of struck pedestrians. Cops have them because they don’t care about killing civilians, they care about looking cool. So I would extend that and say yeah the trucks are probably just to look cool.

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[deleted] t1_iwv7n7y wrote

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwv7xbu wrote

I know what they’re actually for. They’re supposed to provide structural support so that cops can crash into people when they’re performing dangerous and ill advised police chases. Someone ran away, rabid dogs run after

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[deleted] t1_iwv95kz wrote

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwvacou wrote

https://www.mcginnlaw.com/blog/2021/february/high-cost-little-gain-a-case-study-on-limiting-p/

One American a day is killed by idiot cops doing dumb shit.

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[deleted] t1_iwvi40n wrote

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nartarf t1_iwvo6ik wrote

Ya it’s like 3 a day cus nationally it’s around 1000 per year.

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LostDefectivePearl t1_iwvrcv6 wrote

I assumed the government source that article sourced from and linked to would be too challenging for you, but here it is https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/police-vehicle-pursuits-2012-2013

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