Boy do I know Braintree and Braintree can be plenty odd.
But
the key here, folks, is not the car's paintjob.
It's what the man said. He knew he was fooling people into thinking he was a cop, and he felt that was a good thing. Quote:
"The Ledger reported that Holt pulled the car over, only to have the driver claim he was actually helping law enforcement keep the roads safe. Foster said the driver told Holt that he believed he was assisting the police “because other drivers noticed him and slowed down, thinking it was a police vehicle.”
Whether or not they can make that stick is debatable, but he was by his own volition allowing people to think he was a cop. In fact, he sort of admitted to pretending to be a cop.
The question is: what really constitutes impersonating a cop? Does my Mass State Police T-shirt do that? Well, the State cops
gave me the damn thing so I have to believe they assume I'll wear it. But in the case of this man with the Maserati, the crux of the matter will be that he knew people were being fooled,
and he went with it. I think that will be a little damning. Nothing but being a cop gives you the privelege of acting like a cop, even if it's "for good".