[BoorishBears]

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.

[cj]

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.

[ssl-3]

That sounds nice.

Over here in reality, when a man with a badge and a gun pulls people over for a bit of fun: Refusing to play along with whatever game it is that they have in mind is a criminal offense.

[ceejayoz]

> 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?

[AngryData]

If cops want to be a positive presence in the community then they shouldn't regularly extort and abuse citizens and protect their violent and murderous coworkers.

[voakbasda]

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

[cj]

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.

[BoorishBears]

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!"

[cj]

> 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)!

[BoorishBears]

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.

[cj]

There's a lot of anger towards police coming through in your comments. It's just a banana car.

[ceejayoz]

It's a banana car that has been pulled over illegally hundreds of times.

[BoorishBears]

Yeah I'm a Black immigrant with a funny name, I have a lot of anger about what we tolerate of police vs what we should.

Are you under the impression all cops are known for is harassing banana cars?