• player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 months ago

      Yeah and it seems obvious that they shouldn’t be driving vehicles where people are laying. This is the third person I’ve heard of being run over by police on a beach this summer.

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        5 months ago

        At most, something like a golf cart or ATV. Not a full size pickup with the windows up and AC blasting, both of which disconnect you from the environment.

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            5 months ago

            Nah, take the doors off. In this environment, you need to be acutely aware of your surroundings.

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              5 months ago

              The front doors are important to protect their computers and equipment, and the back doors are important for keeping arrested people in and safe.

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                5 months ago

                You don’t need a computer in the vehicle. Equipment can be locked to the vehicle or carried on their person. On a beach, if you need to arrest someone, you can walk them in handcuffs the couple dozen feet back to the road.

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                5 months ago

                I guarantee you every single person on that beach had a computer on them without this sort of protection. What equipment do police really need while driving around on a beach? A laptop at most?