The cop almost always goes home and we know for a fact that the person they shot to death isn’t always “the idiot,” whether completely innocent or only guilty of only minor crimes. So, how many deaths are we supposed to be okay with?

I get that you have a very personal connection, but the fact is that across the board the “risk” is much more on the civilian in interactions with police officers under current policy. I think that society would be better off if that was flipped. Officers should also get the training, support, and pay commiserate with…

I agree there is going to be nuance, but that can’t be well captured in standard policy and the current standard allows cops to justify nearly every shooting regardless of the situation. I think the standard should be in the opposite direction.

So, you’re just good with the status quo then?

Thanks for your well-reasoned counter proposal.

I’d believe that, is the source? Pretty sure the number I quickly grabbed included traffic fatalities and accidents as opposed to altercations with suspects.

My thought is that cops should never fire the first shot. Not a perfect solution, but takes away a lot of the grey area. Would this make it more dangerous to be a police officer? Probably, but the fact is cops kill ~6 times as many people annually as the number of cops killed on duty. Pay them more for the risk, but…

Saw this article and figured it would wind up here. Failed to quote the absolute best line of the article, though:

Fujiwara Tofu Shop (Private Use) - It’s an Initial D reference

The guy 100% knew what he was buying and 100% assumed the dealer wasn’t going to do the extra due diligence. In other places, a commenter claiming to be the buyer basically stated the trade-in was a scam to get out of sales tax.

One report quoting one dealer is pretty much the definition of anecdotal. New car sales are down in general and if the average dealer actually wants to sell their EVs, they’ll sell at pretty much the same pace as equivalent ICE vehicles. The deal just has to be good enough. My Niro EV lease was coming to an end and I…

No dice. It’s not like these things are going to be particularly collectible or anything and if you want a “cheap” EV, you’re going to get a used Leaf - full stop.
The Leaf will give you more range for a similar price and will actually be repairable.

I was 100% ready to click ND, but then I read the blurb: there are a lot of better cars that could be had for the same cash. I really don’t think that’s true. What’s something newer, better optioned, more interesting, more daily-drivable than this that you can get right now (in today’s market) under $34k?

It just looks so worn out. I know there’s an argument that it’s only a couple grand away from looking decent on the outside, but as-is I just can’t picture it.

So the seller moderately overpaid for a vehicle last year and now wants someone to ridiculously overpay this year? That’s not how inflation works.

 Don’t know about this one. If you want a modded offroader, you’re probably not going to get into one any cheaper than this. That said, don’t most in the community enjoy modding and tweaking everything themselves? Having one where all the “fun” of creating it has already been done might be a turn off in that case.
And…

If you really want a Grand National badge, I’m pretty sure you can find one for a lot cheaper than $15k. Slap it on pretty much any car and you’ll probably be better off than an old, high-mile LeSabre.
And for Christ’s sake, take the car to a wash before putting it up for sale. 5 minutes in a self wash. Is that so much…

Not for me, but if someone needs a work truck today, then I don’t see any you’ll find cheaper or more headache free. Nice price for that reason.

Aren’t “might have been abused”, “not kept up with recalls”, and “had unreported damage won’t show up on CarFax” applicable fears to literally any used car? There’s always going to be risk involved with buying secondhand, so I’m not sure that former rentals deserve to be called out as particularly worse. My former…

Even if you are a collector with unlimited funds to spend on a car, aren’t there much better, more iconic cars to have at this price point? If so, who would buy this?