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colonelcasey22 t1_j5wh9hw wrote

Apparently the cops aren't fans of it either based on this NY Post quote: https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/nypd-will-get-high-tech-new-cop-cars-with-green-racing-stripes-360-degree-cameras/

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>But some cops mocked the vehicle’s new look as more fit for a nature trail than the mean streets.“Is it the Department of Parks? Is it the Department of Sanitation? No, it’s the NYPD,” one police officer said, bashing its largely green color scheme.
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>Other officers said the upgrade takes taxpayers for a ride.
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>“It’s a waste of money if you ask me,” said one Brooklyn cop, adding that the department’s current cars work fine. “The city’s crying for money so why not just leave things as is?”

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mowotlarx t1_j5wk3kg wrote

Finally, I agree with a cop. This is such a waste of money. The Mayor's been crowing about how we're in this terrifying fiscal crisis but we're shilling out for a new fleet? The fuck for?

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Grass8989 t1_j5xe525 wrote

I’d imagine they upgrade the vehicles when they hit a certain amount of miles/age. I dont think they replace the entire fleet at a single given time.

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Crimsonwolf1445 t1_j5z6fkg wrote

Nope they leave those things until they literally die. Ive driven cars that billowed smoke and was told they were fine

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CarlCarbonite t1_j5yupcp wrote

Yeah, they also get some of the money back by auctioning off police cars. Someone will buy a gutted police car just for the engine build. I actually don’t know if they do it anymore though.

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zsreport t1_j5xxxlq wrote

Not a fan of the new design, but it is interesting how many current cops have no fucking clue that NYPD radio cars used to be green and black.

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Sickpup831 t1_j5ypje8 wrote

Why would they need to know that? I’m 35 and don’t remember the green cars at all. I remember the baby blue and white.

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zsreport t1_j5yrjox wrote

History is important, and it's important to know the history of the institution of which you are a member.

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Sickpup831 t1_j5yrt76 wrote

Agreed. But I feel like paint job on a car is really low on the list of what employees should know about the NYPD’s history.

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colonelcasey22 t1_j5yjtmz wrote

Wasn't it a very dark shade of green though?

I think the historical throwback is throwing people off since it's a much lighter shade and the fact that unless you were a baby boomer, most don't recall anything but the blue and white. Feels kind of like a similar revulsion to when the state switched to gold license plates for the last decade, though more people remember the historical gold since it wasn't as huge of a gap in time.

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