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[Nickbat]

Queensland Police have been left red-faced over its choice of new “green” patrol cars. The service boasts it is going green, taking delivery of 100 hybrid Toyota Camrys. Shame no one checked the boot size.

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/12/28/green-fail/

 

[freecall666]

two cars to do the job off one just 

[Martin_1962]

What about employing local workers?

What about transport from Japan?

Holden much more logical choice

[Dishevelled Den]

Queensland Police have been left red-faced over its choice of new “green” patrol cars. The service boasts it is going green, taking delivery of 100 hybrid Toyota Camrys. Shame no one checked the boot size.

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/12/28/green-fail/

 

It would be so bloody funny if it weren’t so pathetically serious.

What a bunch.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

At least they didn't choose Skoda Fabia's like Kent Police!!

[V6 CDX-er]

What about employing local workers?

What about transport from Japan?

Holden much more logical choice

Exactly.

What was wrong with the Falcons or the Commodores that they had used previously?

[Banjax]

I can't believe this is a story....seriously: use less equipment, make some of it more compact, it's hardly putting a man on the moon is it.

Another non story 

[Dishevelled Den]

I can't believe this is a story....seriously: use less equipment, make some of it more compact, it's hardly putting a man on the moon is it.

Another non story 

You are right to be suspicious of the source of the story BJ coming as it does from a Fox News on-air contributor.

Leaving aside that aspect of the matter it is seldom an option for officers to jettison equipment as most of it is deemed necessary in the first place - duty requirement, performance obligation, efficiency potential, health and safety adherence, arse covering and so on.

It is a fact - unfortunately - that how policing is practically applied (equipment wise) at the user-end of the whole process is viewed using sometimes entirely different criteria depending on where that assessment is being made.  This is a universal given and is of course what gives the story legs. 

The idea that these vehicles were not tested fully against envisaged duty requirements is laughable as there is seldom a one-size-fits-all vehicle to convey Robert about his/her lawful duties.

[hoofing it]

Anyway doesn't the swat team look cool in there pedal cars

[Nickbat]

You are right to be suspicious of the source of the story BJ coming as it does from a Fox News on-air contributor.

I'm surprised at this constant Fox-bashing. If you look at the article, you'll see the link to The Sunday Mail (Qld) reporter's original story.

A non-story, BJ? What is that supposed to mean?

[Dishevelled Den]

You are right to be suspicious of the source of the story BJ coming as it does from a Fox News on-air contributor.

I'm surprised at this constant Fox-bashing. If you look at the article, you'll see the link to The Sunday Mail (Qld) reporter's original story.

A non-story, BJ? What is that supposed to mean?

I'm not necessarily judging Fox in that point Nick I made it to recognise BJ's discomfort with that organisation.

[Nickbat]

You are right to be suspicious of the source of the story BJ coming as it does from a Fox News on-air contributor.

I'm surprised at this constant Fox-bashing. If you look at the article, you'll see the link to The Sunday Mail (Qld) reporter's original story.

A non-story, BJ? What is that supposed to mean?

I'm not necessarily judging Fox in that point Nick I made it to recognise BJ's discomfort with that organisation.

BJ suffers discomfort with anything even vaguely to the right of The Guardian.