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Re: Big Banana Car

#51

Post by andy99 »

init2null wrote: post #14

Every time he gets pulled over for a selfie it's an abuse of power. If he can't ignore it, they shouldn't be doing it. Wait for a random encounter in a parking lot or gas station like the rest of us.

Meh, you might technically be right but the world is better if everyone can have a bit of fun, even police. I’m not super sympathetic to the “I was minding my own business driving a giant banana when the police pulled me over to ask me about it” argument - this guy seems fine with it too, but it’s not like there’s any reason to drive it other than for the attention.

And the “I pulled you over because you peeled out” - I mean it’s fun. Anyway, if it’s harmless I don’t really see the problem.

Re: Big Banana Car

#52

Post by BoorishBears »

andy99 wrote: post #51
init2null wrote: post #14

Every time he gets pulled over for a selfie it's an abuse of power. If he can't ignore it, they shouldn't be doing it. Wait for a random encounter in a parking lot or gas station like the rest of us.

Meh, you might technically be right but the world is better if everyone can have a bit of fun, even police. I’m not super sympathetic to the “I was minding my own business driving a giant banana when the police pulled me over to ask me about it” argument - this guy seems fine with it too, but it’s not like there’s any reason to drive it other than for the attention. And the “I pulled you over because you peeled out”…

No, they can't have fun this way.

If you mop floors and you have fun by twirling your broom and humming a tune, you're not affecting anyone.

If we give you a gun and the right to shoot people in the head and go home to sleep in your own bed, then we can ask you to lock in a little more than that and not pull over people because it's funny.

Re: Big Banana Car

#53

Post by dang »

tsherb wrote: post #16

I feel like we’ve got to at least link to the guy’s website: https://bigbananacar.com/

Agreed, the lede should be unburied! I've made that the top link and will put the submitted link in the toptext. Thanks!

Re: Big Banana Car

#55

Post by cj »

BoorishBears wrote: post #52
andy99 wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Meh, you might technically be right but the world is better if everyone can have a bit of fun, even police. I’m not super sympathetic to the “I was minding my own business driving a giant banana when the police pulled me over to ask me about it” argument - this guy seems fine with it too, but it’s not like there’s any reason to drive it other than for the attention. And the “I pulled you over because you peeled out”…

No, they can't have fun this way. If you mop floors and you have fun by twirling your broom and humming a tune, you're not affecting anyone. If we give you a gun and the right to shoot people in the head and go home to sleep in your own bed, then we can ask you to lock in a little more than that and not pull over people because it's funny.

Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive.

You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car helps with that, doesn't hurt.

Re: Big Banana Car

#56

Post by forinti »

harwoodr wrote: post #19

I used to drive a 1991 Suzuki Cappuccino - a tiny right-hand drive kei sports car. The first couple of years I drove it, the police pulled me over on a regular basis - no tickets issued but lots of questions asked. One time while I was waiting for a light, an officer knocked on my window (which is somewhat startling)... I rolled it down and he excitedly asked "What kind of car is this?!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…

That's just not enough motive to waste someone's time.

And, no offense intended, that car is not that interesting. I guess policing must be boring.

Re: Big Banana Car

#57

Post by ceejayoz »

andy99 wrote: post #51
init2null wrote: post #14

Every time he gets pulled over for a selfie it's an abuse of power. If he can't ignore it, they shouldn't be doing it. Wait for a random encounter in a parking lot or gas station like the rest of us.

Meh, you might technically be right but the world is better if everyone can have a bit of fun, even police. I’m not super sympathetic to the “I was minding my own business driving a giant banana when the police pulled me over to ask me about it” argument - this guy seems fine with it too, but it’s not like there’s any reason to drive it other than for the attention. And the “I pulled you over because you peeled out”…

> the world is better if everyone can have a bit of fun, even police

Police have plenty of ways to have fun that aren't Fourth Amendment violations.

If you wanna give out free ice cream cones, station a cruiser with a sign saying so. People can come to you just fine, without the "what the fuck, why am I getting pulled over?!" worries. The banana guy at least has an inkling of why there are flashing police lights in his rearview, but that doesn't make it OK.

Re: Big Banana Car

#58

Post by friedtofu »

phyzome wrote: post #50

Is this LLM-written, or is this just the sort of annoying "breathless" style of writing that LLMs were trained on?

I hate that we have to ask this question but I'm wondering like cj...what made the post sound breathless? I type like OP pretty often. His post has plenty of valid punctuation. Commas, periods and dashes that(IMO) make me think it isn't LLM-written.

I would honestly be surprised if it turns out it was written by an LLM.

Re: Big Banana Car

#59

Post by BoorishBears »

cj wrote: post #55
BoorishBears wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, they can't have fun this way. If you mop floors and you have fun by twirling your broom and humming a tune, you're not affecting anyone. If we give you a gun and the right to shoot people in the head and go home to sleep in your own bed, then we can ask you to lock in a little more than that and not pull over people because it's funny.

Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive. You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car helps with that, doesn't hurt.

If being a positive presence in the community isn't enough incentive to be that, you don't deserve to be police.

And if that sounds hackneyed and like a ridiculous standard, you're damn right it is: we let them have outsized influence in our existence as otherwise free people. Their standard has to be a double standard.

Re: Big Banana Car

#60

Post by ceejayoz »

cj wrote: post #55
BoorishBears wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, they can't have fun this way. If you mop floors and you have fun by twirling your broom and humming a tune, you're not affecting anyone. If we give you a gun and the right to shoot people in the head and go home to sleep in your own bed, then we can ask you to lock in a little more than that and not pull over people because it's funny.

Such a negative attitude is incredibly counterproductive. You want police to have a positive presence in the community. Innocent engagement with a banana car helps with that, doesn't hurt.

> You want police to have a positive presence in the community.

Can they not pull up alongside and wave? Give a thumbs-up? Roll down the window?

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