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Las Vegas Police Receive 10 Tesla Cybertrucks From Mystery Donor (gizmodo.com)
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department will soon be receiving 10 Tesla Cybertrucks, according to a new report from local news outlet KLAS. And while the donor of the Tesla vehicles is anonymous, there’s widespread speculation they could be from Ben Horowitz, a venture capitalist who’s previously given Las Vegas police money to purchase high-tech gifts.

Images of the Cybertrucks were posted to X on Tuesday by Sheriff Kevin McMahill, who wrote, “These are badass.” McMahill also included tweets in his thread about new rollouts of technology like drones and the highly controversial shot-spotters.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago (1 children)

i hope these swasticars get trashed within minutes of being in public.

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah just remove the wiper. Makes them inoperable when dirty or rainy weather and is out of stock forever at the only place you can get it.

[–] comradegreetingcard@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to dissuade you, but it doesn't really rain in vegas

[–] No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you Tovarich.

[–] FMT99@lemmy.world 38 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My bet would be Musk himself. The only way he can get them off the lot at the moment.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

at taxpayer expense - doubt it not

[–] superkret@feddit.org 25 points 2 months ago

the donor of the Tesla vehicles is anonymous

This is called "corruption", in case you were wondering.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago

I seriously needed this laugh this morning.

[–] immutable@lemm.ee 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A shame someone donated garbage

[–] Morbid_Corvid@ttrpg.network 4 points 2 months ago

Pretty sure that's just littering.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

So did they also provide the Nazi decals or does the police have to print them themselves??

[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They probably already had extras.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Buying in bulk does makes sense.

[–] dai@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their embedded in the paint, only visible under UV lights.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

(Yes, ofc they are! :D) That simply won't do for such a proud force!