tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post6333022515973071628..comments2023-10-17T08:38:55.240-07:00Comments on Code 6 Charles: EMS = MonkeyCode6Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06659733574135851999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-4965253003152279162009-01-07T08:03:00.000-08:002009-01-07T08:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for the comment.In short, the answer is no,...Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>In short, the answer is no, the "monkey-factor" would not apply in this case if the monkeys had not acted in such a predictable way. It's not the fact that Wake County chose Dodge Chargers. They could have chosen a Toyota Prius or a Chevy Camaro or the anything else. It's partly what they did with the cars once delivered and partly the justification they used (big trunk space, etc) once they purchased and dolled up the cars. <BR/><BR/>My point is, given the chance (and they were), they defaulted to the motorhead's wet dream using money that wasn't theirs (that is, agency money)to satisfy what amounts to a public safety guy's wet dream. It's not confined to EMS, either. Law Enforcement and Fire folks suffer the same syndrome.Code6Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06659733574135851999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11930596.post-75164921641090290472009-01-07T05:17:00.000-08:002009-01-07T05:17:00.000-08:00If the Charger were a different police-spec vehicl...If the Charger were a different police-spec vehicle (Crown vic, say), would the monkey factor still apply?<BR/><BR/>If the Charger were styled differently, the lettering and decals, would the monkey factor still apply?<BR/><BR/>If the Charger were a different color... etc.<BR/><BR/>You get the point. Is it possible for an agency to utilize a police-spec Charger, lettered and with high-visibility marking, and *not* be perceived by you and your buds as having a monkey factor?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com