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Originally Posted by 28HopUp
The problem with knuckleheads like this (at least as it pertains to us) is that add'l laws might be written that could impact on the vintage police car enthusiast. I read where Washington state already has laws on the books to prevent the placement of any emergency lights in a car. Although that sounds good as it pertains to this guy, it also affects enthusiasts with antique police cars (I just realized that most 4-eyed SSP's are considered antiques now).
Wannabe's like that also negatively affect public opinion, and that of non-enthusiast LEO's.  |
This guy wasn't in a vintage car, but sometimes the motoring public doesn't realize that a 20 year old police Mustang isn't a 2 year old Crown Vic.
I recently saw an article on a very nicely restored SSP that fit right into this same mentality...the author used phrases like "fun to drive in public since you rule the road" , "excellent car to move traffic over", and the public thinks "the fuzz" is behind them while describing the benefits of owning and operating a marked Michigan SSP Mustang. Definitely not the kind of thing we should be supporting.
We are way overdue for some terrible incident to happen to someone who is non-LEO and operating a restored-to-in-service Mustang out in public. I carry a gun and a badge and I wouldn't do it.