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Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by ceejayoz »

x______________ wrote: post #81
ceejayoz wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> A nice story about cops… This is not a nice story about cops.

> A police officer marched up to the banana and delivered the news. > "'The reason I pulled you over, that light back there, you peeled out.'" > For a moment, Braithwaite didn't know if he was being serious or not. > "He said it so straight-faced," Braithwaite recalled. "And I'm like, 'Oh yeah.'" > The banana jokes, he said, are "never-ending." > Fortunately, so are the laughs. ..Are we discussing the same article? >…

> For a moment, Braithwaite didn't know if he was being serious or not.

This is not a good story about cops. This is a good story about a guy, that includes cops as part of its plot.

It's like those "kid sells his toys to fund parents' cancer treatment" stories local news does as a feel-good segment. Great kid! Shitty system!

Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by lproven »

0xbadcafebee wrote: post #85

I hosted Steve on my couch (remember Couchsurfing?) when he was taking his Big Banana Car to a local art festival. Awesome guy, awesome car. I got to ride along for a bit. It was thrilling to see every single person's face light up as soon as they saw it, like a moving happiness machine. I hope somebody sees this and decides to make their own bit of whimsy

The movement is still alive. I hosted a couchsurfer last week.

https://www.bewelcome.org/

https://www.warmshowers.org/

Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by voakbasda »

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

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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.

Except it is literally not innocent. They are violating an innocent person’s rights.

Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by cj »

voakbasda wrote: post #96
cj wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Except it is literally not innocent. They are violating an innocent person’s rights.

It is crazy to me that the banana car driver seems to like the attention from cops, but here in the comments we are rewriting the narrative because all cops must be evil people.

I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here.

Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by BoorishBears »

cj wrote: post #97
voakbasda wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Except it is literally not innocent. They are violating an innocent person’s rights.

It is crazy to me that the banana car driver seems to like the attention from cops, but here in the comments we are rewriting the narrative because all cops must be evil people. I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here.

It's crazy to you because other people are applying critical thinking and you're not.

The cop comfortable with pulling over the funny looking car (that looks like a banana) is the same cop with unreasonable understanding of the responsibility they're given.

It wouldn't matter if the banana car man has a sign that says "I love cops free donuts in the back"

What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct.

What inadequacy leads someone to see others upset at an obvious misuse of power and think "I need to stand up for the guys misuing it!"

Re: Big Banana Car

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Post by cj »

BoorishBears wrote: post #99
cj wrote: post #97

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It is crazy to me that the banana car driver seems to like the attention from cops, but here in the comments we are rewriting the narrative because all cops must be evil people. I appreciate your anger, but it’s misplaced here.

It's crazy to you because other people are applying critical thinking and you're not. The cop comfortable with pulling over the funny looking car (that looks like a banana) is the same cop with unreasonable understanding of the responsibility they're given. It wouldn't matter if the banana car man has a sign that says "I love cops free donuts in the back" What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time…

> What's really crazy to me is that someone is working over time to try to police (literally) other people's negative feelings about cop misconduct.

It’s crazy to me that you view it as “policing” your opinions rather than simply seeing my viewpoint as just that, and opposing viewpoint.

I’m not policing you. Just offering a different perspective.

I apologize for speaking up. So much for free speech :)

But I’ll say it once more: it’s a freaking banana car. Lighten up bro! Very confused why you’re more upset than the driver of the banana is (who seems to want the attention and is getting it, the desired effect)!

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