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Minnesota assassination suspect Vance Boelter on the run; wore realistic latex mask (abcnews.go.com)

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

The security firm's site says they "only offer armed security," and that they use "the same make and model of vehicles that many police departments use in the U.S

And why would you want to advertise that?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Vehicles that look like cop cars are a better deterrent than something that says security services on it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Can confirm; have a Durango (which our highway patrol uses) and the number of folks that slam on their brakes when they see me on the highway is humorously large.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

In all fairness, its better than advertising that you exclusively offer unarmed security