Decades ago I drove a cab. Our company bought old police crown victorias and put them into service. The cars would all come with the original keys used by the police.
That's when I learned about "fleet keys." Lost keys and service is a bitch, so, you just have all the locks on all the cars use the same key. That way any cop car key works for any cop car. So any one key would work for any one of our cabs.
They would also work for some of our competitors cabs if they also had the crown vics. Late at night you'd cruise around and if you spotted an empty competitor cab at a gas station or outside a bar or something you'd hop out, start their car, and move it around the block for them.
Anyways.. cop cars to this day still use "fleet keys." You can just buy them anywhere:
Their SOP is also usually to leave vehicles running with keys in on scene, so other officers can move them as needed to get other emergency traffic in and out. You can't go on a wild goose chase for Officer Schmuckatelli to make him move his cruiser so the ambulance can get in.
Both things make sense in their context, it's just crazy that there's nothing to mitigate the fact that any asshole can hop in a squad car and go.
Cop cars have a GPS and an uplink with at least the dash-cam and perhaps more cameras. They are installed to protect the police.
If some idiot wants to commit a serious crime and get videoed doing it, then let them. Turn up later when the car is stopped, arrest them and lock them up forever. Problem solved.
Except the policing, prosecution and jail part are all broken ... sooooo.
She’s normally used to people automatically respecting her authority because early schooling, society, and corporations convinced her that she’s a strong empowered woman where her mere presence would automatically have anyone start bowing down to worship and obey her commands.
"The first 4 times I pulled the handle didn't work, but maybe if I yank on it a 5th time it will finally open ..."
"There goes the next chief of police."
You can literally see her remember she has a gun.
Goes to pull it but is way too late.
How these cars don't have kill switches in them is beyond me.
Police cruiser thefts are on body cam channels all the time.
It is strange to me that remote kill systems aren't common.
Decades ago I drove a cab. Our company bought old police crown victorias and put them into service. The cars would all come with the original keys used by the police.
That's when I learned about "fleet keys." Lost keys and service is a bitch, so, you just have all the locks on all the cars use the same key. That way any cop car key works for any cop car. So any one key would work for any one of our cabs.
They would also work for some of our competitors cabs if they also had the crown vics. Late at night you'd cruise around and if you spotted an empty competitor cab at a gas station or outside a bar or something you'd hop out, start their car, and move it around the block for them.
Anyways.. cop cars to this day still use "fleet keys." You can just buy them anywhere:
https://easykeys.com/Ford_0001X-1706X_0124X_Key_Lock.aspx
Their SOP is also usually to leave vehicles running with keys in on scene, so other officers can move them as needed to get other emergency traffic in and out. You can't go on a wild goose chase for Officer Schmuckatelli to make him move his cruiser so the ambulance can get in.
Both things make sense in their context, it's just crazy that there's nothing to mitigate the fact that any asshole can hop in a squad car and go.
The system is working as intended.
Cop cars have a GPS and an uplink with at least the dash-cam and perhaps more cameras. They are installed to protect the police.
If some idiot wants to commit a serious crime and get videoed doing it, then let them. Turn up later when the car is stopped, arrest them and lock them up forever. Problem solved.
Except the policing, prosecution and jail part are all broken ... sooooo.
Great plan until he blows a red light and kills several people
So ... the driver isn't responsible as long as the car is stolen? Is that the point you are making?
I'm trying to understand here. Am I close?
Nice.
Is this viral marketing for GTA VI?
Shouldn't have stopped.
Shouldn't have stopped next to him.
Shouldn't have opened her door.
Shouldn't have stepped out of the car.
Most importantly, shouldn't have been there in the first place.
She’s normally used to people automatically respecting her authority because early schooling, society, and corporations convinced her that she’s a strong empowered woman where her mere presence would automatically have anyone start bowing down to worship and obey her commands.
Imagine how many white men who were more qualified got skipped over so she could get pushed up the ranks.
Story of several decades worth of DEI.
Literally opened the door for him. It's like a metaphor for society in general
lmao even
N9 doubt this cupid stunt will get promoted after this.
Canadian medal of honor for surviving “misogynisms online”
Among crimes likely to make the national news, jaywalking is normally fairly low on the list.
To be fair, it was the carjacking that was the notable part.