of police and cars

In today's Straits Times,

Fast Wheels For Cops
"The traffic police called for a public tender to replace some of their highway patrol cars in January and are close to deciding which car they prefer.

The Straits Times understands the tender...drew bids from Volvo, BMW and Skoda. Subaru, with its rally-winning WRX, was the only Japanese contender.

Observers reckon the WRX has a fighting chance because its bid is believed to be the lowest, at around $52,000 apiece. The passenger car version, including taxes, duties and COE, is retailing for just below $100,000.

In another report,

SUVs added to police security escort
"THE Police Security Command...has bought three Volkswagen Touaregs to beef up its fleet of escort vehicles."

These reports may sound nothing fantastic to a some countries, just so because they already have them. But to some other countries, these news are peanuts. Just so because their police force are equipped with monsters like this, this, this or even this!

At the end of the second report, it mentioned that such "upgrading" moves have "raised public ire in the past".

Well my views are: Spend as you like. Just make sure the policemen handling those Rexes behave themselves too. Don't end up like this.

Oh! Or better still. Perhaps the police could adopt this approach which I have mentioned before.