Irvine, California Police Department Official Awesome new Tesla Cybertruck unveiled On Tuesday, a silly video was shown to the public in the most cringe-worthy way possible, featuring the theme music from “The Terminator,” a movie series that portrays police officers in a bad light.
The first thing discovered was GizmodoIrvine police posted the video to Twitter and Facebook Display truck. The minute-long clip is as sphincter-tight as you’d expect. It shows the Cybertruck launching to the Terminator theme music. For some reason, the Cybertruck emitted smoke before it came to a stop, and Irvine police joined in, awkwardly posing with the truck with robotic smiles on their faces. The video ends with a custom thunderbolt graphic created for the truck that reads “Irvine Police Cybertruck.” I think we should all go “Oops!” at that point.
Irvine police are doubling down on their efforts to explain why the department spent more than six figures on the electric pickup truck. In the video description, the department said the truck is used for community engagement, specifically for officers to support the DARE (Drug Resistance Education) program.
This truck will support our Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program and community outreach efforts. While the fully equipped vehicle will not be used as a patrol car, it can respond to emergencies and provide assistance to the community when needed. For more than three decades, our DARE officers have driven eye-catching and one-of-a-kind vehicles that have always captured the attention and excited students.
Although the department said it was for community engagement, the truck was divisive. Back in September, public record It shows the department has invested more than $150,000 in electric trucks. When it was revealed that the department was trying to retain Exact purchase amount secret. Not everyone is convinced by the department’s assertion that the truck is for community engagement. Some experts believe that the money spent on the Cybertruck and its law enforcement modifications should actually be spent on communities.
It doesn’t help that the truck is part of the DARE program. As Gizmodo points out, Research shows This program doesn’t work. The Irvine Police Department also doesn’t appear to have actually obtained the proper permission to use “Terminator” music in the video; the department noted in a statement to Gizmodo, “The video was used for our social event and musical credit has been attributed to the artist. .” Between the public backlash, the cringe-worthy footage, and possible copyright infringement, it looks like the Cybertruck has become less of a strength and more of a headache for the division.
This article was originally published on our sister site Jalopnik on Wednesday, October 9.
