Texas’ New Braunfels Police Department Dubs C6 Corvette Z06 ‘Coptimus Prime’
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Remember that Chevrolet C6 Corvette Z06 that was confiscated during a DEA drug raid and awarded to the New Braunfels police department in Texas? Well, it now has an official name — Coptimus Prime.
The moniker was suggested by Chandler Radtke, and out of all the names that were entered in the contest, his was favored the most. For this, Chandler had earned a spot in the Corvette during the Comal County Fair Parade this Friday, where the newest edition to the NBPD police vehicle fleet made its official debut. Chandler, however, wasn’t be able to make the parade and donated his spot to the runner up, 10-year old Logan Andrist.
The NBPD had made the announcement of the winning name on this Facebook post, and boy did the comments fly. As with most internet-based discussion (and controversial debates in general), the comments were deeply polarized and either praised the NBPD for its valiant efforts, or shamed it for their redirected thievery.
The situation is much too sticky for us to even attempt to untangle, so we’re asking you — who’s got the right idea? Or, even more broadly, is either side completely right? This would make for some lovely (or heated) conversation in the comment section below. But let’s keep it clean, though — shall we?
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Where are it’s wheels? That poor Zed looks goofy as hell.
Well, they could confiscate the ‘Vette, pay to paint it, equip it with radio, computer access, lights, tires, tune it, and if there’s money left over, give it the “right” wheels.
A few more suggestions – less testosterone-driven:
– Sell it, and use the money to buy a new PPV/SUV with four seats and storage, so you could actually use if for more than boy-racer stuff.
– Sell it, and use it to buy the department equipment, like Kevlar vests, or a higher grade of theca equipment.
– Sell it, and use the money to add an officer or two to the force.
– Sell it, and return the money to the budget, and lessen the burden on taxpayers.
– Return it to the perp, after installing a transmitter that would allow the police to follow this street-level meth dealer back to the methamphetamine mother ship.
– Equip it, but leave the exterior as it was – an unmarked car that is recognized by meth buyers.
Jeez, even Starsky and Hutch and Miami Vice didn’t paint “Police! Here we Come!” on their vehicles.
And based on the Vette crash photos you see on GMA and Jalopnik, how long before some cowboy cop wraps the car around a light pole?
I’m sure the cops are overjoyed to have this car in their stable. But I can think of much better ways for them to have used the money.