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Cops 4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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That lie is so terrible even Drumpf wouldnt attempt saying it :D
 
FadeToBlack&Gold said:
Did you guys bother reading the Snopes piece on this before you reacted? Just saying...

http://www.snopes.com/police-pop-hoods/
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Except the article links and questions said Snopes article.

Now, I can’t say with absolute certainty that this is a baseless claim. Do new cop cars have lots of electronics in them? Yes. Can cars get hot just sitting around? Yes. Does popping the hood sorta help with overheating? Sure. Does this still sound, like, extremely suspect? Absolutely! It’s particularly weird for Danville PD to be making a single claim about overheating on these two totally different cars—an Impala and a Tahoe—with two different kinds of engines. And it’s weird that Danville is the place where this issue is popping up; both of these police cars are used in far hotter climates than Virginia.
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And the article talks about how those cars run in higher temp areas without the need to raise the hood. Sorry but I dont buy that one bit...
 
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VA basically said, "Find an excuse. Any excuse. Doesn't really matter."
 
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Handyman said:
And the article talks about how those cars run in higher temp areas without the need to raise the hood. Sorry but I dont buy that one bit...
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And yet, there are a few "copsuckers" out there that actually would believe it.
 
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Kepler said:
srsly?
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This isn't funny. As someone who had nightmares as a child of Fat Albert falling on me while playing buck-buck, Cosby is one of my triggers.

Could it be a conspiracy to obstruct justice? Sure.

Is there evidence of it? Well, no one seems to have produced any evidence of hoods up on traffic stops or similar situations where cams would be of use to date, but it still could be. To be fair though, the cops probably just murdered anyone who had that kind of evidence.

Is there evidence that overheating is a problem as the police so ridiculously claim? Well, yes. It has been for a decade or more on Impalas, but the collective understanding of this group of how cars work was demonstrated recently in discussing cars that shut off and restart in another thread... so I feel a bit up against it. But anyway, Handy speculates that cars in AZ haven't had the same problem so obviously it's a made up excuse, as though police packages sold into the Southwest region are equipped exactly the same as units sold in KY. But they are not. Until very recently Heavy Duty cooling was an option on a 9C1 Impala in KY and required in AZ. Now it's standard everywhere. I wonder why they changed that? Because GM is nice and wants more people to have nice things?

And still, there are continuing problems, in part because of growing electronics demands. How do I know? Because one of my best friends is a Ford and GM dealer and I used to consult to the industry.

Regardless, the jig is up and the criminals at the PD have lost this round:
09-26-16 Danville Police Department Responds to Citizen Concerns
The Danville Police Department today discontinued the practice of raising the hood on patrol vehicles because of concerns from citizens that raising the hoods prevented the in-car camera from recording a police/citizen interaction.

The practice of raising hoods was a temporary remedy for heat damage to electronic components in police cars that occurred during extreme heat. The hoods were raised when the vehicles were idling for extended periods of time.

In an effort to build community trust and be more transparent, the Danville Police Department has used in-car video equipment for more than a decade. In addition, the Police Department adopted the use of body worn cameras for officers over four years ago.

In August, police began raising hoods on vehicles as a temporary remedy to ongoing issues with heat damage to electronic components. In the last six months, the Danville Police Department spent $16,263.85 for heat related repairs on patrol vehicles.

Several steps were taken to alleviate the heat related damage. Cooling louvers were added to the vehicle hoods. An additive was used in the engine coolant system and hoods were raised to further vent the engine compartment.

The Police Department will continue to seek other remedies for the heat related damage.

Police Chief Philip Broadfoot said, “The Danville Police Department understands the community’s concerns and is committed to transparency in interactions with the public.”

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Thank God for the internet. The good people of Danville have been saved from being further murdered in libraries by their own Police. And at the bargain cost of only $3k/month. Hooray!
 
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Wisko McBadgerton said:
GM police units have had heating problems within the last few years including melting electronics and there's a recall out on Impalas right now.
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That's why I said:

The Sicatoka said:
Well, they are driving Chevys. The Ford Police Interceptor is a better rig for that work.
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As far as 20 hours per day, cops up here are told to leave the rig running because all of the on-board electronics these days puts a massive drain on the battery. Of course that means you better lock it when you have to walk away ... BTW, that was not a Police Interceptor Sedan (Taurus body); that ball of metal used to be a Police Interceptor Utility (Explorer body)!
 
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