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Police officers have started putting their car hoods up when they make stops, to block the dash cams.

treehau5 10y ago
Then make it a law -- In order to police, you must be capturing. Zero tolerance, and we all know American society loves Zero tolerance.
jws 10y ago
This is not true. A pair of images recently made the rounds of the internet with that speculation, but that was not a traffic stop. Some models of police cars overheat if left running and parked on very hot days. The officers leave the cars running to power their electronics and lights. Some officers were trying to ameliorate that situation. Snopes can tell you more.
- fil_a_del_fee_a 10y ago
  Snopes is biased. Police cars are engineered to run 24/7 in the blistering heat with all electronics running. That is why there are specially created models from GM, Ford, and Dodge that are beefed up to handle the stress of every day police use.
  - hx87 10y ago
    And if that fails, they can always buy hybrid models that don't need the engine idling all the time.
- NoGravitas 10y ago
  The Snopes story seems to just take the response from the police department at face value. The story on Jalopnik[0] is more skeptical. [0]: https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popping-the-hoods-on-1787096994 https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popp...
- st3v3r 10y ago
  I honestly cannot trust that. With all of the abuses the police have pulled off over the years when it comes to this sort of thing, I cannot trust them. They do not deserve the benefit of the doubt.
- jessaustin 10y ago
  The officers leave the cars running to power their electronics and lights. Those could be powered by the two giant batteries installed in every police vehicle. The engine is left running for the air conditioner. If "experts" are claiming the above, they are not experts.
JshWright 10y ago
According to...?
- eth0up 10y ago
  Not sure if it's been verified, but the parent reference itself is legit: https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popping-the-hoods-on-1787096994 https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popp... - from 9/26/2016

Then make it a law -- In order to police, you must be capturing. Zero tolerance, and we all know American society loves Zero tolerance.

jws 10y ago

This is not true. A pair of images recently made the rounds of the internet with that speculation, but that was not a traffic stop. Some models of police cars overheat if left running and parked on very hot days. The officers leave the cars running to power their electronics and lights. Some officers were trying to ameliorate that situation. Snopes can tell you more.

fil_a_del_fee_a 10y ago
Snopes is biased. Police cars are engineered to run 24/7 in the blistering heat with all electronics running. That is why there are specially created models from GM, Ford, and Dodge that are beefed up to handle the stress of every day police use.
- hx87 10y ago
  And if that fails, they can always buy hybrid models that don't need the engine idling all the time.
NoGravitas 10y ago
The Snopes story seems to just take the response from the police department at face value. The story on Jalopnik[0] is more skeptical. [0]: https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popping-the-hoods-on-1787096994 https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popp...
st3v3r 10y ago
I honestly cannot trust that. With all of the abuses the police have pulled off over the years when it comes to this sort of thing, I cannot trust them. They do not deserve the benefit of the doubt.
jessaustin 10y ago
The officers leave the cars running to power their electronics and lights. Those could be powered by the two giant batteries installed in every police vehicle. The engine is left running for the air conditioner. If "experts" are claiming the above, they are not experts.

JshWright 10y ago

According to...?

eth0up 10y ago
Not sure if it's been verified, but the parent reference itself is legit: https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popping-the-hoods-on-1787096994 https://jalopnik.com/is-this-virginia-police-department-popp... - from 9/26/2016