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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:08:51 PM EDT
 No full sleeve on this happy chief, hell his taxpayers are hugging him.  "Joe, a piece of the Constitution is still stuck to your shoe" "Sorry boss, was just in the shitter" Is this a vital part of looking "professional"? |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:10:15 PM EDT
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:11:53 PM EDT
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They were vital in the military but you couldn't call them hats. They had special terms. I don't see why it should be different for LEO.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:12:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:12:39 PM EDT
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The state troopers are never seen without their smokey bear hats on. Its part of their look.
City cops normally dont wear their hats though. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:12:54 PM EDT
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Organ grinder monkey hats. It takes a true badass to pull off that look.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:14:32 PM EDT
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Large mustaches should be required as well. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:15:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Large mustaches should be required as well. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:16:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:18:14 PM EDT
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Unless it stops bullets, mandatory headgear is kinda dumb.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:19:06 PM EDT
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Here's what I wore.
They actually serve a purpose. In the dark, you can easily identify a police officer by the shape of his hat. I did it many times. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:19:16 PM EDT
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In my old town in NY they wore black cargos, boots, soft armor that said POLICE on it and black baseball hats with the town police emblem on it. Their idea of professional was looking like a SWAT team waiting for a call at every road block. One guy even pulled me over once and was wearing short sleeves with the body armor on and had a full sleeve on one arm.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:20:08 PM EDT
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Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. This. I like my flex fit ball cap that says "XXXXX Sheriff Office" on the front and my badge number embroidered on the back. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:20:21 PM EDT
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The state troopers are never seen without their smokey bear hats on. Its part of their look. http://www.trooperhats.co.uk/trooperhats/virginiasp1.jpg City cops normally dont wear their hats though. My brother forgot to put his Stetson on during a stop once. The guy tried to get out of the ticket because someone told him the ticket was not valid if a state trooper was not wearing their hat. 
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:21:06 PM EDT
[#14]
any hat to complete the uniform.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:22:55 PM EDT
[#15]
No
I watched a "How its Made" on Stetsons a few weeks ago and it was pretty cool.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:23:45 PM EDT
[#16]
Their hats need more lights... for safety reasons. 
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:23:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNope! Worn one of those. Hot, heavy, and falls off at inappropriate times. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:14 PM EDT
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I absolutely hate wearing a hat... We wear them for roll call and keep them with us on the street... But they're horrible! There are bosses where I am that will make sure you lose time if they see you without it on... But IMHO... They're a safety issue. Most uniform hats have a low brim... If you wear them "correctly" it greatly restricts your field of view.
That being said... I don't mind them for formal events... But not for the street. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:22 PM EDT
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Fuck that noise. My hair is too well groomed to cover with a hat.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:26 PM EDT
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Cops should look professional. Just like anyone else.
Street cops who look like thugs? No thanks. If they are in gang units or something where they won't really be interacting with 'normal' citizens it's one thing, but for guys on patrol, look like a cop. Like Old_Painless says, I think a 5 point is good for IFF but beyond that it's just a hat. The new trends of t-shirt and 5.11 pants and no identifiable police 'stuff'? No thanks.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:43 PM EDT
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In my old town in NY they wore black cargos, boots, soft armor that said POLICE on it and black baseball hats with the town police emblem on it. Their idea of professional was looking like a SWAT team waiting for a call at every road block. One guy even pulled me over once and was wearing short sleeves with the body armor on and had a full sleeve on one arm. They are either good cops or they arent. What they wear makes no difference. I wear a BDU style uniform unless im on a special detail or court... but it serves a purpose in my assignment. I dont know what the hang up on uniforms is here |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:51 PM EDT
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Here's what I wore. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72229 They actually serve a purpose. In the dark, you can easily identify a police officer by the shape of his hat. I did it many times. That's a good point. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:25:54 PM EDT
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Is this a vital part of looking "professional"? Is that you Captain Hegarty? |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:30:08 PM EDT
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My brother forgot to put his Stetson on during a stop once. The guy tried to get out of the ticket because someone told him the ticket was not valid if a state trooper was not wearing their hat. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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The state troopers are never seen without their smokey bear hats on. Its part of their look. http://www.trooperhats.co.uk/trooperhats/virginiasp1.jpg City cops normally dont wear their hats though. My brother forgot to put his Stetson on during a stop once. The guy tried to get out of the ticket because someone told him the ticket was not valid if a state trooper was not wearing their hat. Screen name? |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:31:38 PM EDT
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They are either good cops or they arent. What they wear makes no difference. I wear a BDU style uniform unless im on a special detail or court... but it serves a purpose in my assignment. I dont know what the hang up on uniforms is here Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In my old town in NY they wore black cargos, boots, soft armor that said POLICE on it and black baseball hats with the town police emblem on it. Their idea of professional was looking like a SWAT team waiting for a call at every road block. One guy even pulled me over once and was wearing short sleeves with the body armor on and had a full sleeve on one arm. They are either good cops or they arent. What they wear makes no difference. I wear a BDU style uniform unless im on a special detail or court... but it serves a purpose in my assignment. I dont know what the hang up on uniforms is here Cargo pants are scary and intimidating. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:32:26 PM EDT
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Is that you Captain Hegarty? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is this a vital part of looking "professional"? Is that you Captain Hegarty? The man called my hat "defective". That was the exact word that he used. 
(I may have been defective, but my hat was just fine.) |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:33:15 PM EDT
[#27]
Fuuuuuuck no.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:33:28 PM EDT
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The man called my hat "defective". That was the exact word that he used. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Is this a vital part of looking "professional"? Is that you Captain Hegarty? The man called my hat "defective". That was the exact word that he used. 
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:34:10 PM EDT
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Hell alot of our new guys werent even issued a milkman cover.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:34:29 PM EDT
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Here's what I wore. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72229 They actually serve a purpose. In the dark, you can easily identify a police officer by the shape of his hat. I did it many times. I just looked for the nearest white guy. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:40:57 PM EDT
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Cargo pants are scary and intimidating. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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In my old town in NY they wore black cargos, boots, soft armor that said POLICE on it and black baseball hats with the town police emblem on it. Their idea of professional was looking like a SWAT team waiting for a call at every road block. One guy even pulled me over once and was wearing short sleeves with the body armor on and had a full sleeve on one arm. They are either good cops or they arent. What they wear makes no difference. I wear a BDU style uniform unless im on a special detail or court... but it serves a purpose in my assignment. I dont know what the hang up on uniforms is here Cargo pants are scary and intimidating. You know in the years of wearing cargo pants lol, I have never had a citizen complain about my appearance and have frequently been told by law abiding citizens that my uniform is very "sharp". The only time I have been told I looked like "SWAT" was by a public defender who must have had a hard time reading the actual unit Iam assigned to which is in block letters on my back and on both shoulder patches, but the judge thought his oversight was humerous. I find the butthurt pretty funny around here though, the people I serve have no problem with it so I find it of little concern |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:42:34 PM EDT
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The local PD here used to wear Confederate grey uniforms with Stetsons, then they switched to LAPD blue with the NYPD style hats in the '90s.
I always thought that was interesting. But then again, this city must recruit directly from the NYPD. Seems like a lot of those guys end up here. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:46:02 PM EDT
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I just looked for the nearest white guy. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Here's what I wore. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72229 They actually serve a purpose. In the dark, you can easily identify a police officer by the shape of his hat. I did it many times. I just looked for the nearest white guy. I said "in the dark". 
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:47:21 PM EDT
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Yes.
Our DPS wear cowboy hats, but none of the rest of the cops do. It has made them lazy and power mad.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:48:21 PM EDT
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Most guys here don't wear theirs.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:49:09 PM EDT
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The hat is the most immediately item of recognition for a police office/deputy sheriff. That said, short of a riot where brain buckets should be mandatory, it should be left to the department's discretion whether its officers are required to wear headgear.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:50:07 PM EDT
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They should wear flatbills with Punisher logos and "FUCKIN FIVE-OH" emblazoned across the side.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:50:27 PM EDT
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Troopers still wear their trooper hats. Des Moines still wears the 8 point aka bus driver hats. Other than the occasional baseball cap virtually no one else wears hats, at least in Central Iowa. I think the sheriffs still have Stetsons, but I haven't seen one in years.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:51:07 PM EDT
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Why is it that lawyers need to stick their nose in everything?
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:52:17 PM EDT
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Why is it that lawyers need to stick their nose in everything? It is in their nature.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:52:42 PM EDT
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I said "in the dark".
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Here's what I wore. http://www.ar15.com/media/viewFile.html?i=72229 They actually serve a purpose. In the dark, you can easily identify a police officer by the shape of his hat. I did it many times. I just looked for the nearest white guy. I said "in the dark".
*snort* |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:54:03 PM EDT
[#42]
This guy doesn't think so.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:55:07 PM EDT
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This pretty much seams "Respect my authority!" http://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/12-2013/images/militarization.jpg What about hems? |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:56:02 PM EDT
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This pretty much screams "prufessional." http://cops.usdoj.gov/html/dispatch/12-2013/images/militarization.jpg HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT HUT |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:58:14 PM EDT
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The only time I wore a bus driver hat was to officer funerals. I can go on not wearing them and be quite content with it all.
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:58:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Unless it stops bullets, mandatory headgear is kinda dumb. the post right below yours explains why it might prevent a bullet from heading your way. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 4:59:09 PM EDT
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http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/10/2011-07-28-dl-gifford2jpg-0596bbc0843f3652.jpg No full sleeve on this happy chief, hell his taxpayers are hugging him. http://media.syracuse.com/news/photo/2011/02/9257441-large.jpg "Joe, a piece of the Constitution is still stuck to your shoe" "Sorry boss, was just in the shitter" Is this a vital part of looking "professional"? Don't care as long as they are not those drill instructor hats--those give me PTSD flashbacks. |
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Posted: 1/26/2015 5:00:52 PM EDT
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I think a more important questions is, should lawyers have to wear barrister robes and wigs like in Canada and England?
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Posted: 1/26/2015 5:03:30 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/26/2015 5:06:00 PM EDT
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I think a more important questions is, should lawyers have to wear barrister robes and wigs like in Canada and England? 
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