08-12-2012, 02:01 AM
well this stinks. MANY former military become LEOs and they often have tats.
on my dept. wrap-around armband barbed wire (upper bicep) was popular, males and females. but i didn't like it, too butchy for me.
usually darker and thicker--->
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sun-sentinel
If you want to be a cop, you'd better think before you ink.
Tattoos might be acceptable now on soccer moms, Olympic athletes and doctors. But when it comes to law enforcement, there's a growing stink about the ink.
Following a national trend, South Florida law enforcement agencies in the past two years have tightened up their regulations on body art, adopting hiring bans or restrictions for applicants with visible tattoos, and requiring officers already on the force to wear long sleeves to cover their tattoos, even in the punishing summer heat. BULLSHIT..THOSE ARE CLASS A-s!
Broward Sheriff's Office, Boca Raton Police Department, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Miramar Police Department and Fort Lauderdale police are among the area agencies that have revised tattoo policies to make them stricter.
"Everybody's adopting these,'' said Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti. "We weren't the first, and since we've done it, I keep hearing from chiefs.''
This comes as society rewrites the norms for tattoos, and ink markings increasingly can be found on the guy and gal next door.
"It's not just for whores, bikers and sailors anymore,'' Fort Pierce tattoo artist Carol Havoy said.
In law enforcement quarters, however, officials said the public still expects its officers and deputies to be groomed to a higher standard.
"When you serve the public, the public has certain expectations of what you should look like,'' said Linda Wood, dean of the Institute of Public Safety at Broward College. "You sort of owe it to the public.''
Drawing lines
For cops, not all tattoos are considered equal.
Is it a gang sign? Is it a bloody knife? Is it a swastika? That's not OK.
Is it a heart that says "I Love Mom?'' That might be acceptable.
And what about everything in between?
Departments walk a tattoo tightrope, leaving the chief as the ultimate arbiter.
Sunrise has no blanket ban, said police spokesman Sgt. Rodney Hailey. But if what's depicted is "offensive, disruptive or represents an unprofessional image,'' it won't fly.
Some images are so offensive, Fort Lauderdale Chief Frank Adderley won't allow them even if they're not "readily visible'' on a officer in uniform. That applies to tattoos associated with or showing membership in a "hate, racist, subversive organization or criminal gang.'' AGREED!
full story
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward...full.story
on my dept. wrap-around armband barbed wire (upper bicep) was popular, males and females. but i didn't like it, too butchy for me.
usually darker and thicker--->
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sun-sentinel
If you want to be a cop, you'd better think before you ink.
Tattoos might be acceptable now on soccer moms, Olympic athletes and doctors. But when it comes to law enforcement, there's a growing stink about the ink.
Following a national trend, South Florida law enforcement agencies in the past two years have tightened up their regulations on body art, adopting hiring bans or restrictions for applicants with visible tattoos, and requiring officers already on the force to wear long sleeves to cover their tattoos, even in the punishing summer heat. BULLSHIT..THOSE ARE CLASS A-s!
Broward Sheriff's Office, Boca Raton Police Department, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Miramar Police Department and Fort Lauderdale police are among the area agencies that have revised tattoo policies to make them stricter.
"Everybody's adopting these,'' said Broward Sheriff Al Lamberti. "We weren't the first, and since we've done it, I keep hearing from chiefs.''
This comes as society rewrites the norms for tattoos, and ink markings increasingly can be found on the guy and gal next door.
"It's not just for whores, bikers and sailors anymore,'' Fort Pierce tattoo artist Carol Havoy said.
In law enforcement quarters, however, officials said the public still expects its officers and deputies to be groomed to a higher standard.
"When you serve the public, the public has certain expectations of what you should look like,'' said Linda Wood, dean of the Institute of Public Safety at Broward College. "You sort of owe it to the public.''
Drawing lines
For cops, not all tattoos are considered equal.
Is it a gang sign? Is it a bloody knife? Is it a swastika? That's not OK.
Is it a heart that says "I Love Mom?'' That might be acceptable.
And what about everything in between?
Departments walk a tattoo tightrope, leaving the chief as the ultimate arbiter.
Sunrise has no blanket ban, said police spokesman Sgt. Rodney Hailey. But if what's depicted is "offensive, disruptive or represents an unprofessional image,'' it won't fly.
Some images are so offensive, Fort Lauderdale Chief Frank Adderley won't allow them even if they're not "readily visible'' on a officer in uniform. That applies to tattoos associated with or showing membership in a "hate, racist, subversive organization or criminal gang.'' AGREED!
full story
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward...full.story