What's Wrong With This Picture: Carmelo Anthony Edition

Jack Baruth
by Jack Baruth

The exalted community of Panther-platform enthusiasts has a term for people who deliberately make their Crown Vics look like working undercover/plainclothes police cars: “wackers”.

You can’t call this fellow a “wacker”. “Wack”, on the other hand…

TTAC reader and occasional deep-background contributor “Curvy McLegalbriefs” spotted this on the road in the District of Columbia and promptly snapped a shot for us. There’s something to be said about the unique aesthetic in play here; although it appropriates the look of a police car, the actual purpose of the “HUSTLA” livery is to glorify the dope game and remind everyone that they need to “stop snitch’n”.

The fact that it’s legal to drive around in a vehicle explicitly instructing citizens to keep their mouths shut about crimes in their neighborhood is either a remarkable triumph for this country’s free-speech ideals or an explicit demonstration that America in general, and DC in particular, is a failed state. Maybe both! Let’s roll the tape.

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  • Racer-esq. Racer-esq. on Oct 03, 2012

    So this is being driven by a likely criminal that is against snitching? I don't see how that makes it different than many police cars. Also, this video is a bit more on point, in that hustla is said more often: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLqHe0IJ8E0 What is the website on his bumper?

  • Juicy sushi Juicy sushi on Oct 03, 2012

    More to the point, advertising prior jail time on the C-pillar is a pretty dumb way to confirm to the cops that there is no irony involved... EDIT: ON closer inspection, it's some kind of serial number. Still, I'd be checking this car awfully hard over a parking infraction, just because...

  • EspressoBMW EspressoBMW on Oct 03, 2012

    I knew there had to be a name for those guys! Just yesterday I saw a "wacker" and wondered what a good term would be. Now I know. Thanks.

  • Panzerfaust Panzerfaust on Oct 03, 2012

    So far stupid isn't against the law in most states, but it does tend to lead to apprehension. As for what has been done to this car, I'll leave it up to the Panther loving brethren to police this.

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