--- title: "Here’s a photo of a police officer pulling over a tank" date: "2019-11-12" modified: "2019-11-12" authors: - name: "James Clark" job_title: "Editor-in-Chief" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/james-clark.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/culture/police-tank-speeding-ticket-photo/" categories: - "Culture" - "Mandatory Fun" - "Tanks" - "Tech & Tactics" - "Vehicles" tags: - "justice" --- # Here’s a photo of a police officer pulling over a tank ![]() Oh, the day after Veterans Day, when your news feed is spilling over with thoughtful op-eds and reflective essays on the costs of war, life after service, and ruminations on whether or not it was worth it. It's important stuff, absolutely, but I'll admit that I caught myself thinking: You know, today I could really use some silly news. And behold, the internet giveth: At first glance it appears that yesterday in the small town of Webster Groves, Mo., a local cop pulled over [an M5 Stuart Light tank]() and gave the driver a ticket. However, as much as I wish that had happened, it didn't. While Task & Purpose was unable to get a full explanation from the Webster Groves Missouri Police Department when we called on Tuesday, an operator did tell us that the tank driver was a city resident who was receiving a police escort to a Veterans Day event in town. Even so, we can dream about how that encounter *might* have gone down: *Cop: "Sir, do you know why I pulled you over?"* *Tanker: "Because I'm driving several tons of American kickass on a city street?"* *Cop: "No. You failed to use a turn signal, in fact, you have none. You also have no headlights; this thing is spewing out fumes and hasn't passed an inspection since Ike was alive; your registration is dated 1945; and you have six decades of unpaid parking tickets."* *Tanker: "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought this was America."* *Cop: "..."* ## Author James Clark is the editor-in-chief of Task & Purpose. He is a former Marine and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan. ### Author social links [Twitter]() [LinkedIn]()