I know the title sucks but I'm not very imaginative today. I was wondering if the police uniform has any special meanings behind it like Marine Dress Blues do. An example of this would be the 13 buttons on the Dress Blue uniform stands for the original 13 colonies and the bloodstripe on the trousers representing the NCO and officers that died (stripe width determines). I was curious if any of the police uniforms have any special meanings like that.
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03-11-05 01:05 PM #1
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Meaning of the uniform
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03-11-05 01:11 PM #2
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Well, our uniforms were grey. The stetson had a purple band, and the tie was purple. That color related to the Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome. They wore purple togas which signified they were the "police force" for the Roman Empire.
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03-11-05 02:19 PM #3
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Yeah, it means "he's dressed the same as I am so don't shoot at him"
In all seriousness, we wear dark green uniforms. Supposedly these came from the prohibition era when officers here would routinely have to go into the woods to find bootleggers and stills. The green provided camoPittsburgh Pirates- 1st place NL Central 7/15/11
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03-11-05 03:05 PM #4
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Not sure about my uniform, but I know our badge can be broken down so that each little item has a meaning.
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If you rob a gas station, you're only going to get about $100, but I get to see a K9 dog use your arm as a chew toy. For all I care you can keep the $100.
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Every time you hear on the news about people running away from a crazed gunman, someone's son or daughter in a police uniform is running TOWARD that crazed gunman.
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03-11-05 03:23 PM #5
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Highly visible
Looks sharp (goes with the respect thing)
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I don't know of any official meaning, at least I've never been told...Cops wear uniforms. I do know the most important reason though....
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03-11-05 03:32 PM #6
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Not sure if there's any secret-squirrel meaning behind our department's uniform design (I've been told the design is simply based on the preference of the sheriff), though I have a theory. Our uniforms include a tan colored shirt and brown pants. I think this is to help our deputies blend in when where "in the sh*t" ( :D ).
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03-11-05 05:28 PM #7
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Originally Posted by ROS
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03-11-05 08:51 PM #8
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Originally Posted by Wombat311
The badge
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03-11-05 10:50 PM #9
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hehe. I knew all that, but I'd just finished work (12 hours hisft) and had jumped one here to wind down. I was falling asleep at the keyboard so I thought it best to leave it for you. Originally Posted by fetom
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If you rob a gas station, you're only going to get about $100, but I get to see a K9 dog use your arm as a chew toy. For all I care you can keep the $100.
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Every time you hear on the news about people running away from a crazed gunman, someone's son or daughter in a police uniform is running TOWARD that crazed gunman.
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03-11-05 10:59 PM #10
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I'm not quite sure of the meaning of the uniform, but I do know that NYPD was voted 2004 Best Dressed Law Enforcement / City with Over 200 Officers by the National Association of Uniform Manufacturers and Dealers. http://naumd.com/%20BDPD2004-Pages/NYPD.htm
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03-12-05 12:30 AM #11
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they match our cars.
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03-12-05 09:39 AM #12
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Originally Posted by Wombat311
hehe. I knew all that, but I'd just finished work (12 hours hisft) and had jumped one here to wind down. I was falling asleep at the keyboard so I thought it best to leave it for you. :D
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I know of significant issue with our uniform other than it was changed from black to blue b/c black upset too many europeans that migrated here post WWII I think.
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03-12-05 03:21 PM #13
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The meaning of the uniform is so that we are...uniform !! Not to mention the public should easily be able to recognize a LEO by what they wear.
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03-12-05 04:27 PM #14
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Meaning of the uniform
Ours came about after some strategic thinking and planning from the higher ups.
The local police supply had alot of stuff in stock because the City PD bought their stuff there thus aside from the patch we have the same uniform as the City officers.
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03-12-05 06:34 PM #15
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I think ours orginially came from the store that could give the biggest kickback to the chief of police!
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