Eldorado Posted January 11, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2019 A Texas sheriff is taking on speeders in his county by placing cardboard cutouts of deputies next to roads rife with lead-footed drivers. Williamson County Sheriff Robert Chody tweeted a video showing one of the cutouts, which he said depicts one of the department's real-life deputies, giving the appearance of a police presence next to a road in the Fern Bluff neighborhood of Brushy Creek. "It's a creative way to solve a problem without really working the problem," Chody told KTCB-TV. Short report: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/01/10/Texas-sheriff-using-cardboard-deputies-to-deter-speeders/2761547147157/#ixzz5cLMIfTdc Twitter: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piney Posted January 11, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2019 The State Police, Mickleton cops and Elmer cops leave empty cars sitting in hotspots. You should see the people nearly going through their windscreens when they see them. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted January 12, 2019 #3 Share Posted January 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, Piney said: The State Police, Mickleton cops and Elmer cops leave empty cars sitting in hotspots. You should see the people nearly going through their windscreens when they see them. I've seen them do that around here too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Walt' E. Kurtz Posted January 12, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 12, 2019 That cop looks a bit stiff... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankenhunter Posted January 12, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Heh, no shadow, no ticket. Wonder what the fine would be for a drive by poke check with a hockey stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted January 12, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 12, 2019 (edited) Well now the people know there are cardoard cutouts, whats the chances it is going to make no difference? Mind you, it is not really difficult to see that the "cop" does not move.....at all. Maybe sticking a real camera in there might have helped, as long as it does not get stolen or run over. Edited January 12, 2019 by freetoroam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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