Maserati patrol car raises police suspicions

[steve2470]

http://www.news965.com/ap/ap/strange/maserati-patrol-car-raises-police-suspicions/ngzhp/



BRAINTREE, Mass. — Police patrol cars are usually Fords or Chryslers, not Maseratis.

So when a patrolman in Braintree, Massachusetts, spotted a Maserati resembling a police cruiser over the weekend, he pulled it over.

Deputy Chief Wayne Foster tells The Patriot Ledger (http://bit.ly/1rm0c8x ) the luxury Italian vehicle's body was painted black and white with a police-style shield on the doors, and police-related decals.

Foster said the door shield wasn't accompanied by the usual police phrase "Protect and Serve," but rather with "Decepticons punish and enslave."

[Rex]

1. Id have to be really fucked up to believe that is a cop car.

It doesn't have the word POLICE on it.

[Little Star]

2. Impersonating a police officer=not a good idea.

[snooper2]

3. LOL

somebody hasn't been to the movies in a while

on edit, just for you

[Blue_Adept]

7. Semi-related...

[Politicalboi]

4. Has he shot an unarmed teenager yet?

"The driver, whose name was not made public, was summoned to court to face a charge of impersonating a police officer."

The car does NOT say police. He has no red and blue lights. His car is painted black and white.

[JPZenger]

5. I saw that decepticon logo on a former police car

In PA, there is a guy with a former police car who had those types of decepticon logos on it.

[Trillo]

6. I used to see old police cruisers, still painted the same colors as when they were in service,

sold off at auction to private buyers. It seems this guy is just getting harassed. Decept-i-cons is clearly painted on the door, that's clearly sarcasm. This seems a First Amendment issue.

I'll be interested to hear the court's decision.

[frylock]

13. i once saw an old, auctioned police car that said "To Protect and Surf" on it..

it had a rack and a couple of boards on it.

[hifiguy]

8. Well, they do have Porsche 911s

for use on Germany's autobahns. Though the idea of your average American flatfoot in a Porsche conjures only visions of rocketing off the road backwards at very high speed. Assuming that an average US cop could even get in to a Porsche.

[longship]

9. After saying, "Watch this!"

Certainly the usual expression of USA penis substitution.

[Brigid]

10. Well, Jake and Elwood had this one:

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[Boom Sound 416]

14. It's got everything

Cop motor
Cop suspension
Cop brakes

[MrScorpio]

11. Hence one of the consequences of cops not being too smart. nt

[jmowreader]

12. Please tell me that's wrapped

If that's paint, it's proof taxes in Massachusetts are too low.