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Las Vegas Police Touted New “Bulletproof” Cybertrucks. The Only Problem? They Aren’t Bulletproof. (fuelarc.com)

submitted 1 week ago by KayLeadfoot@fedia.io to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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I feel like that's probably the one thing a vehicle marketed as bullet-proof needs to be... like, actually bullet-proof.

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[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 110 points 1 week ago (1 children)

These things look even dumber as cop cars.

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

robocop was supposed to be absurd and cautionary :(

[–] kyonshi@piefed.social 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was a satire, but the wrong people took it as aspirational

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just like Starship Troopers.

[–] m33@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

But...but... They are doing their part, right?