Why we chase

[Catman]

The stripe should be gold.  It can be white, but gold is better.

Honestly, I don't know how widespread the stripe intimidation factor is.  But I remember my heart skipped a beat when the unmarked car pulled up behind me (I didn't realize it was a cop at that point), and the door opened, the leg emerged, and I saw the stripe.  That was my first indication that I might be in a little bit of trouble.  (Luckily, I wasn't).

Our uniforms are navy blue and the pants have a black stripe which is not very visible.   We used to have blue piping but the black looks better.

[J86]

Here's a photo of my state police uniforms (taken in my home sweet home incidentally!)  Red stripe down the side is appropriately intimidating!

[dazzleman]

Our uniforms are navy blue and the pants have a black stripe which is not very visible.   We used to have blue piping but the black looks better.

I've seen navy blue uniforms with light blue stripes.  The cops in my town have gold stripes with navy blue uniforms, IIRC.  I think the gold looks pretty sharp, as long as I'm not looking at it in the rear view mirror when I'm pulled over.....

[Catman]

Here's a photo of my state police uniforms (taken in my home sweet home incidentally!)  Red stripe down the side is appropriately intimidating!

All they need is a proper badge.

[bing_oh]

All they need is a proper badge.

It's Rhode Island. They're not big enough to get badges.

The brown leather gear is interesting. I can't think of many departments with brown as opposed to black.

[bing_oh]

Ok ok ok ok. No more donuts chokes.

Those gold stripes are actually reflective stripes for officer safety at night, I believe. It'd be good for you to have them just for that. I don't like leo's getting hit by cars even if they're ruthless ticket writers who search vehicles for twinkies.

That's not funny, man. Those mass produced cream-filled pastries are some serious shit. I had a buddy who took a swiss cake roll in the chest. Thank God his vest was rated for Little Debbie products! If it had been a ho-ho or ding dong, he might not have been as lucky.

I confiscate Twinkies whenever I find them. It's a safety issue...there's no reason for the general public to have access to that caliber of snack food.

[Catman]

It's Rhode Island. They're not big enough to get badges.

The brown leather gear is interesting. I can't think of many departments with brown as opposed to black.

US Park Service uses that dark brown (forget the official color).

[J86]

It's Rhode Island. They're not big enough to get badges.

The brown leather gear is interesting. I can't think of many departments with brown as opposed to black.

'ey!  All I can say is, the gray w/ red stripe and that sweet hat have plenty of intimidation factor when stepping out of the CV (or the goddamn unmarked Intrepids that they use to terrorize commuters on I-95!)

[Soup DeVille]

That's not funny, man. Those mass produced cream-filled pastries are some serious shit. I had a buddy who took a swiss cake roll in the chest. Thank God his vest was rated for Little Debbie products! If it had been a ho-ho or ding dong, he might not have been as lucky.

I confiscate Twinkies whenever I find them. It's a safety issue...there's no reason for the general public to have access to that caliber of snack food.

That would explain my 'fig newton' incident.

[Soup DeVille]

Here's a photo of my state police uniforms (taken in my home sweet home incidentally!)  Red stripe down the side is appropriately intimidating!

What those uniforms say to me is "you are now probably dealing with a crazy person, don't do anything to provoke him."

[AutobahnSHO]

That and "I could have picked the OTHER color today..."

[J86]

well I can see you all aren't equally intimidated.

[Laconian]

How can you call those uniforms when each person is wearing a different outfit? Hardly a uniform appearance!

[hounddog]

 

It's Rhode Island. They're not big enough to get badges.

The brown leather gear is interesting. I can't think of many departments with brown as opposed to black.

I can think of at least four sheriff departments here that still use the Clarino High-Gloss brown, and have matching shoes to go with it.

Here's a photo of my state police uniforms (taken in my home sweet home incidentally!)  Red stripe down the side is appropriately intimidating!

Honestly, the red stripe just looks comical to me.  Sorry, just to me they look more like bell-hops than police officers.

[bing_oh]

I can think of at least four sheriff departments here that still use the Clarino High-Gloss brown, and have matching shoes to go with it.

There's not a single department I can think of in midwest Ohio that uses brown (not to say that they don't exist, but I sure can't think of any). Pretty much everybody is black, with many departments dropping leather all together for nylon. Not to say there's anything wrong with the brown...with the right uniform, it'd look pretty classy.

[Tave]

Personally, the cherries on the top of the cruiser intimidate me more than the dude's duds, you fashion pansies.

[dazzleman]

The duds are only an issue with unmarked cars.