Cops share photo of a driver that went a little too hard with their Christmas tree

Please transport your Christmas trees responsibly.
 By 
Brian Koerber
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Look, if you want to cut down a massive Christmas tree, and stick it up inside your two-story living room, go for it. But maybe don't endanger anyone's life in the process.

Police in Massachusetts put up a post on their Facebook page on Friday, reminding people to please transport their Christmas trees safely. They really shouldn't have to do this, but here we are.

"One of our officer's stopped this vehicle on Route 20 today," the cops said on Facebook, posting a photo of what appears to be a Prius topped with a Christmas tree.

The tree is so large, it completely obstructs the view of the side and rear windows. It's not clearly visible, but we're also guessing that it wasn't tied down very well.

While the tree transport was outrageous to say the least, most people in the comments were upset that the police decided to call the tree a "holiday tree" instead of a Christmas tree.

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Brian was the Culture Editor and has been working at Mashable on the web culture desk since 2014.

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