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Originally Posted by Addick
While that was an interesting read, it didn't really address how some might feel the livery to be intimidating. Constable Babott made it clear that he does not feel intimidated by black cruisers but he failed to explain why others shouldn't either. There was interesting information about the history of liveries but I felt there was too much deflection (see: his answers to the aggressive look of handcuffs and black & white cars).
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Perhaps try addressing it with him on the note. He's pretty good at responding to Facebook stuff, and is generally rather engaging (all the CPS "Facebook Constables" are, really).
To add a bit further, I learned during conversations about the cars and their decalling (and why are folks always just intimidated by the cars? Are the vans, SUV's and trucks not intimidating, too...just the cars? Is the addition of the front pushbar really that intimidating to people?) that the slogan "To Serve and Protect" isn't actually "The Policeman's Motto". This was from another post that Cst. Babott made:
"It has never been on our vehicles to my knowledge.
That is the motto of the LAPD that has been adopted by many other police forces but not by us as an official motto."