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This is the way their minds work:
Makes perfect sense. The Tribune even wrote about it:
- Chicago police officers will be required to cover their tattoos while working, according to a new directive issued Monday.
"Tattoos and body brandings will not be visible while on duty or representing the Department, whether in uniform, conservative business attire, or casual dress," the memo states.
Hands, face, neck and other areas not covered by clothing have to be covered with "matching skin tone adhesive bandage or tattoo cover up tape." The order is effective Friday.
No sticking caps, no baseball caps. Crown cap with everything, all year round - no hatless summertime.
The turtleneck and mock turtleneck survive as a winter option.
No tats - hello long sleeves and ties. All summer.
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC at 12:35 AM
391 Comments:
Thus is done to get the department into compliance with Calea. Whatevr the hell that is.
Long sleeves and ties all summer is D2A country. Put an out of grade slip in everyday.
Does this mean I can wear my white traffic hat and pants with the white piping again?
Im very glad about the new policy. Exposed tattoos look extremely unprofessional. GREAT JOB MCCARTHY!
I guess all the strokes with sleeve tattoos are going to be very uncomfortable this summer...lmao
I saw somewhere it states the ball cap is still allowed for certain units??? What units?
I will still wear my cap fuck you,The Ralph Cramden Crown hat blows.
This makes perfect sense. Now the exempts can go back to licking windows until they need another reason to justify their existence !
No more black vest to be worn on the outside will also be added very soon. Good for the Supt. We look like shit!!!
This reminded me of Joey "D" in the late 70's with his anti Italian Gold Chain order. This kind of stuff just shows a boss is over his head.
I feel safer already.
Hey SCC any blogs about the Chicago Public Schools filing bankruptcy. C.P.S. could rid most or all of their dept including pension obligations. Rahm really wants to screw Karen Lewis and the teachers union. What a manipulative, evil, treacherous little man.
Wow now I'm the police. Don't I look pretty?
So I can still wear my MOLLE? Good!
what a load of crap.mcarthy must have really tied one on last weekend.
40 shot every weekend and tats and hats are a big deal? Wtf yup Chiraq
Lets compare the practicality of Crown hat VS Baseball Cap,The Crown Cap is a Bus Driver look at me Im an Official bull shit worthless hat,Baseball Caps keep the sun out of your eyes and are practical.
Finally! Somebody with brains prevailed. Crime rates will now plummet.
The Crown Hat Sucks.
ANYTHING...
To avoid having to address the REAL reasons for all the
shooting, maimings and killings on Chicago's west and
south sides.
Yeah.
Let's show those Coppers (and strategically leak to the media)
that we're tightening up the uniform order and we mean business!
So much bullshit and rattle-minded "busy-ness" emanating from City Hall and
the executive suites at 3510...
This latest idiocy accomplishes dick-all...
Do they mean if you have your star # across your forehead, as is the style among other groups?
I'm gonna get a little teardrop done right in the corner of my eye. You know, to fit in. "Relate better to the communities that we serve," etc.
* * * COGNITIVE DISSONANCE * * *
RESET -- RESET -- RESET
You GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.............What a FRUQED UP DEPT.....Sooooooo Glad I'm retired...............
It is better to look good, than to feel good.
-Fernando
A professional looking police force is a professional police force.
-said no working cop ever.
At this day in age? With most modern day role-models donning tattoos? CPD once again in the dark ages.
So stupid....and no, I don't have a tattoo.
OK, I maybe be just a simple country lawyer but how can they enforce this? I understand that the Dept can regulate our appearance but, If someone was hired with tattoos and it was OK how can they say now its not OK? And if they have to cover their tattoos would not the dept have to issue whatever clothing is necessary to cover said tattoos? I get trying to be professional but changing the rules flies in face of past practices which courts have considered in the past. Full disclosure, I do not have or ever will get tattoos.
If you comply with the GO, are you good to get drunk and shoot out street lights?
Don't forget pinstripe down pants leg, to prevent ofc. from tossing on a jacket and going into Elmo's to have a few.
...like anyone with two brain cells was going to walk into Elmo's around 1 AM, see ol' Shakey holding down a stool, and start a commotion...
Makes no god damn sense!
IOD heat stroke
The FOP will remaine silent.....
Order says its to conform to CALEA standards. Whose stupid idea was it to try and get Calea certified anyway? They will get much more credibility being affiliated with us then we ever will by being affiliated with them. We should be certifying CALEA not the other way around.
Good. We might start looking like the police again.
so when I have heat stroke, over heating
issues......lawsuits here we come.
This guy just keeps on making all kinds of fuckin stupid decisions. Cover your tattoos, it gets fuckin hot and humid here work in long sleeves with a tie all summer. What an asshole. This is the same asshole that gave the 12th district the jag-off commander and his XO, another two fuckin winners.
It's because you have so many tattoos we are having so many shootings, so it's your fault! You must cover up your tattoos!!!
DBEL
Jesus H. Christ...I served this country proudly and I cant even have a tattoo on my arm now? When I accepted this job over a decade ago there were several conditions of employment. 1) be a resident of the city (which rahm wasn't when he ran for mayor) 2) have a valid D.L. 3) pass the state test...now after a decade with exposed tatts I have to cover them up? I just want to say Thank you Rahm and Gary because in 24 months you won't have me to kick around anymore (or my taxes). I know the FLOP won't help us , maybe some police friendly lawyer can help us fight this bullshit. It's bad enough that residency is illegal everywhere else but the most corrupt city in America!
I agree with tattoos being covered up. Look professional! For those of you with sleeves , break out the winter long sleeves. Gonna be a looong hot summer!
Now do an order on hair cuts and styles. Female hair in a bun and corn rolls, unless you are groowing corn is gone. Beards have to go. No exception, cannot shave, tuff shit. Use hair remover. No green or yellow colors.
Next should be the cargo pants. Tac needs to be in a blue polo and tan pants and regular shoes.
CPD supervisors are at fault for letting this shit get out of hand. Start sparring ungroomed members. Send people home without pay. The message will travel fast.
Department should go with long sleeve shirts, light weight with tie during summer. Start looking the part of professionals.
Us old timer' knew shit with hit if the shoes had a blemish on them.
Did anybody else hear the music from the Benny Hill show playing in the elevators and bathrooms at 35th Street? Just wondering...
I'm pissed at the department...but even more pissed at the FOP. They sit on their hands while their claim to fame is a reduction in salary. How does that help us? Fucking do something!!! As much as I want our department to NOT be like New York I wish our union was like NYPD. Those motherfuckers actually fight for their PO's! Hence anyone hired after 2007 is grandfathered in for tats, certain uniforms and speak up in behalf of their officers (Eric Garner...) etc. Our union hasn't done shit! Fuck you, Dean!!!
Why would anyone want this job now? This city is an absolute joke!
Can you say fucking ridiculous?
Maybe they felt morale was a little low and needed a boost!
McNumbnuts is pointing at the water bottle telling Rham "if we put this bottle between are heads we'll look like a dick".
The floggings will continue until morale improves.
Does Anyone at 35th st know if Mollie vests or cargos are next on the chopping block...?
Doesn't the dept have to provide tape and makeup and have to be first issue? Maybe Dean can get on it after selling out our pension
Back to the nonsense of "Where's your hat?" Sergeants become the uniform checking police. Why the hell did I have to take the damn red pill?
i can't wait to jump on this lawsuit. Thanks CPD.
Good. All these goofs with these tattoos look like they belong in a circus!
Finally! Now the homicide rate will drop substantially. I'm curious though, are dreads and corn rows still ok?
Hold on Jo, I gotta throw on my round crown before we get in this footchase.
No problem, just stay in the car where it's nice and cool. If the air works...
Anyone who covers their body in tattoos is now getting the attention they craved. Enjoy it...
Good! All those douche's running around with their hats on backwards can blame nobody but themselves!
Who cares, I will stay in my car with the AC as long as possible. Just look at what's going on around us, traffic stop leads to police shooting after foot pursuit. Officer charged with murder. Girl resists arrest at a pool party, Officer fired. So society says it's ok to resist arrest and when the police stop you it's ok to just run away. Instead of a no tatt's policy, how about a no foot pursuit policy and a new use of force policy that allows us to disengage when met with resistance. That might save some of our jobs and let the world know how warm and fuzzy the CPD are. Maybe then, Obama will fix our pensions like he bailed out the banks and auto industry.
Remember everyone, we are professionals. As professionals we adjust to changing situations all of the time. This too shall pass.
In the last ten years just look at the new hires on this department. Guys with their entire arms with tattoos. Even tattoos on their freaking neck.
So glad I'm retired. Couldn't live without the ball cap.
When I came on the job I remember that we wore long-sleeved shirts and ties all year round and there were no cars with A/C. We also had the 8 point hats and wheel guns.
It'll be different for a while boys and girls, but you'll survive and find other things to complain about.
You can thank CALEA for this bullshit:
G. "This directive satisfies CALEA Law Enforcement Standard Chapter 41."
Is hair gel still allowed? How about beards? Sounds like a return to the good ole days, I wouldn't be surprised to see the return of the Dodge Monaco without air as the official squad car, you remember 4-40 air (four windows down traveling at 40 mph).
SCC please post about FOP Town Hall meetings this week to discuss pension legislation.
Its about time!!!!
I'm done 31 July 2015. 20 years @ age 47. Best wishes to my comrades.
so now the CPD will be sweating in heavy uniforms? that is supposed to help? when they are running at 2 am to catch someone will they still be required to keep their hats on? when the July heat hits 100 and those long sleeves are on they will suffocate in that kind of hot weather, just for looks because some dweeb pencil pusher decided this was the 'new look'? someone, of course, who has never walked a beat in a dangerous district, this is insane but what's new. now that Spike Lee is in town I suppose Hollywood has decided to offer a dress code . What's next, happy faces on their hats? this is total Bull.
Kind of a false equivilance SCC
Glad my tattoo is on my A$$, maybe that will be banned next.
First grievance/lawsuit that "my tats are part of my religious/culture heritage" in 3-2-1
Some cops are really going to have to cover up....Citizen: "I called 911 and they sent a mummy"!
What about in the winter time? Crown cap or can the Elmer Fudd cap still be worn? You have to have something to cover your ears right? Otherwise I can see a lot of people needing to hit the medical for frostbitten ears.
They just have to find new and interesting ways to mess with the cops. This job is getting worse everyday. Now 3 Chicago police officers just got charged with perjury. You must really be desperate for a job if you join up for this shit in this day and age.
I'm sorry but I think its a long needed order. We look like slobs and goofballs.
But what about my checkerboard banana hammock?
The inspector came to roll call yesterday and said the the "bump card" will be need to be renewed every 3 months instead of the current "lifetime" time frame. The department doesn't like having unshaved officers.
It's about fucking time this department has members dress in "uniform", not this mix and match, whatever I feel like wearing today attire. Every other department out there look sharp. Go to a roll call in Chicago, 20 coppers in line, 20 various assortments. As for the coppers with the dread locks....you look like shit. Where are the inspectors?
As a citizen, I could care less if I see LE with tats. The more they look like the bottom feeders, the better it is in my mind. They blend in better and can get the job done easier. But... since Garfield McC is only worried about appearances, it makes sense he wants the tats covered. Actually, the tats probably SCARE him! Stay safe Officers. God be with all of you.
Does that mean that people will stop acting like stupid fools now?
9. Overshirt vest carrier - black Cordura (members hired or promoted on or after 20 December 2013).
What does this mean? New hires cannot wear the vest on the out side?
Nobody's asking how many of these serious crimes are being solved.
Many of the top violent crime detectives are retiring. Oh well back to my Ipad this thing is addictive.
You're whining about the timing? So no policy is supposed to change because of the workload?
How about going back to suits and fedoras?
The uniform doesn't command anything anymore. We are way beyond that issue, but how about all those hair styles and nails ? I'm sure they won't touch that.
I like it! Let's look professional.
Z
It's about time.
because there are no bigger issues to worry about.....
I know why. Because cooter would not shake McCarty hand while at the Swiss hotel and spit on the ground . Cooter is living in McCarthy head for free . And cooter has tattoos and McCarty is still pissed and that's the truth
Bout time. Hat in summer time is easy to get around, just say you were hot and felt faint or left it in the car because of the need to exit the car quickly and forgot to put it back on.
Is this McCarthy and Russell's revenge for not forcing the 10 hours on us?
Just like it used to be. Inspectors will now spar you for not wearing a hat outside the car...
It's gonna suck.
Good for the no visible tats look. Some of these clowns look like they just got paroled.
What a crock.
If coppers do their job, who gives a fuck?
Call the next case. Not a cop.
The coppers with all the tats look like circus freaks. It is about time they were covered up. The climate has changed to anti-police and we need to reflect the professionals that we say we are.
Can we still wear the cool cargo pants??
Tact teams in shirt and tie is gonna be great!
It will make you look nicer when your putting the crime scene tape up.
This will stop the violence. Little minds...
Doesn't the city have to provide the first issue of skin tone adhesive?
Heat stroke is a bitch.
Cry me a river. All these self-important, Me Generation Hipsters screwed it up for everyone. Crying about how they should be free to express themselves. How about looking like a PROFESSIONAL while you're at work?? Wear that baseball hat correctly on your head, stop getting tatts that make you look like a fu@king gang banger and be proud of the uniform. All those coppers with sleeves brought this on themselves. Yes. You're free to express yourself. Let me know how that's working for you when it's 100 degrees outside and you're in your comfy long-sleeve shirt and tie. Dumbass. I hope every inspector and every boss SPAR's the shit out of you if you don't comply.
No visible tattoos was long overdue. It looks completely unprofessional how p.o.'s in this department walk around looking like bikers and gangbangers. And a lot of these tattoo covered coppers didn't come on the job looking like tatted thugs, they got them afterwards. The knit cap looks ridiculous too! I blame that on whomever manufactures the knit hat because coppers look like they are walking around with a condom on their heads.....a better design (such as a Northface skull cap) would have been better. Either way, I know some will complain that appearance shouldn't matter with the crime rate in Chicago, but in law enforcement in really does. Every other big city or small town I've ever visited, the police look like the police. Officers in this department have really been looking sloppy the past decade or so, and things need to be cleaned up a bit. Now hopefully the department cracks down on these stupid beards, cornrows, earrings, long hair, and everything else which is already in the G.O.
The dynamic duo strikes again! Were they born this stupid or was this a progression of stupid-ness over time? So a person with tattoos on their arms have to wear gauze all summer?! I'm thinking theres going to be a lot of overheated police around town- sound like a good time to hit the medical. LMAO AGAIN!
Fuck him
It wont stick. You'll have lawsuites and union beefs coming out the wazoo, I mean what did command and the great Hall think when they opened the flood gate to every hair style, nail polish, sexual identity, tattoo, moron who could make 70% on a moron test "and then give that same moron points for promotion". Oh they will step on a few unclouted and make an example of them but the fucking horse is out the barn.
For years the Dept. had a policy of allowing recruits to cheat by telling the instructors to leave the room during tests, "yaknow, to build a better all inclusive world", and all of a sudden they are worried about Tats? These "progressives" ran down the great institutions of this country, taught its children to spit on the police, sicc'ed its media mutts on us to make us look bad at every corner. And now they are worried about Tats?
CPD has officers at fault. But how many of the fools bashing us would take the heat for some idiotic thing their co-worker does? Why does that suddenly change when you put on cheap polyester and a tin star? I cant stop any adult from getting a fucking Tat just like I cant stop them from sticking a shiv in their life partner. My kids over 21 and I couldnt stop him from getting one of these stupid fucking things.
In the few months I have left I am going to make a point of something. Each and every time some citizen looks at me like Im shit, or each and every time I find myself disliking the job and the clowns running the show, Im going to say or do something nice for a co-worker. I try and be a good guy anyways but on the way out Im going to make a point of it. I know they are good people, fucking Tats and all, and I refuse to be another Lemming brunning off the cliff so the city can brand us and get public support for fucking us on our retirements.
Yea, Crown caps when it is 20 below zero! F'n morons!
Mmmmmmm no knit hat...... -15 degree winters..... I predict a spike in cold and flu medical usage.......
All this to make us look more professional and less menacing. Perfect.
Oh, there's still that problem with moral, shootings, lack of arrests, contact cards, etc.
But hey, being a walking sexual harassment lawsuit is OK. It must be a NY thing.
Quit crying about being hot. Back in the day when the air in the squad broke we were reminded that air conditioning is not a requirement. Well all the cars have air now, and 99% of you hard chargers never get out of the car anyway. But when you do put on your fucking crown cap, and look like a police officer instead of Magilla Gorilla.
I saw my commander walking around with no hat on. When I see him wearing his all the time so will I
Most of the tattoos I see have nothing to do with the military.
Dont be jealous because your mommy wont let you get a little ink.
The cornrows, braids, dreads, nail polish, nail tips and make up have to go too!
So many comments above reaching the false conclusion that this order has anything to do about the violence or that all other problems have been solved. Comments like that always struck me as idiotic. The problem this order addresses is that for the last decade or two the appearance of officers in uniform has gotten very bad.
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone asked me "Is that all you got to worry about?"
My reply was usually along the lines of "No, I have more things to worry about but one thing at a time. Now is the time for this issue with you." Usually shut them up.
We will be able to keep cargo pants and black vest. Crown cap with everything.
I actually agree with this, but there should be an exemption for military tattoos for those who served. Far too many of us look like slobs. In other large cities like Boston, Atlanta, New York City etc., the police have uniform standards that are followed. Your appearance should command respect.
As much as I hate to agree with change this needed to be done. When you walk in to roll call and it looks like a biker gang or Justin Bieber wanna-bes something has to change. Uniformity and Conformity isn't a bad thing in our business.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
The inspector came to roll call yesterday and said the the "bump card" will be need to be renewed every 3 months instead of the current "lifetime" time frame. The department doesn't like having unshaved officers.
6/09/2015 06:46:00 AM
This is so Great, so sick of these lazy coppers looking like bustouts and getting away with it, even going to court looking like some homeless bum. Clean up dogs, shave act like the Police, do your jobs.
Unlimited VRI dates next couple of months is being mentioned at headquarters.
"Now do an order on hair cuts and styles. Female hair in a bun and corn rolls, unless you are groowing corn is gone. Beards have to go. No exception, cannot shave, tuff shit. Use hair remover. No green or yellow colors.
Next should be the cargo pants. Tac needs to be in a blue polo and tan pants and regular shoes.
CPD supervisors are at fault for letting this shit get out of hand. Start sparring ungroomed members. Send people home without pay. The message will travel fast.
Department should go with long sleeve shirts, light weight with tie during summer. Start looking the part of professionals.
Us old timer' knew shit with hit if the shoes had a blemish on them."
You sir, sound like a real jag off. Having to ride with you must be a long shitty day.
Anyone this worried about other people must be a lonely, hated fuck.
Worry less about us and more about your wife and kids that hate your guts.
So does that mean I will get written up when I take a piss?
I guess I'll have to store my cap with all my "The Shield" style shirts.
HEAT STROKE.... call for an ambulance when it gets above 90, and you are standing in the sun all day with a long sleeve shirt and tie. I do not have any visable tattoos, but I can't believe this shit. I can see them telling new recruits this but, how do you tell this to someone with 15 yrs on??? shouldn't they be grandfathered in, like revolvers??
Yea, rearrange the deck chairs and have the band play some happy tunes.......
I'm buying liquid latex for all my tattoo wearing friends. If its good enough for strippers at the place on Kingsbury, its good enough for my fellow officers in blue!
Unbelievable you guys and gals get f'ed by Rahm and Garry every way they can. How about they let be Police and leave you alone on stupid shit.
I have full sleeve tattoos. I'm glad I do. Most I got in the military.
I'm glad that all you assholes seem to think that this order will bring me down.
I don't leave the car!
I'll be nice and cool in the air conditioning all summer long.
As for pride in the uniform; I haven't had that in well over 5 years.
The job sucks, the bosses are a bunch of know nothings, and most of the coppers are crybaby goofs.
Why would anyone take pride in this?
I'm counting the days until I can leave this city and this job.
This is why we deserve to be fucked. No solidarity.
It's a sad state that I have to back up guys that are happy to see the department fuck me over with a uniform standard that wasn't in place when I got on.
This department is filled with sad, pathetic members that take joy in seeing other guys unhappy.
Why would anyone take pride in this job?
I would much rather hang out with my fellow tattooed "lowlifes" than most of the cops I'm forced to work with.
I'll take the guys with tattoos any day.
http://youtu.be/GutaOq6h9Q0
Yes can we do something about the dreadlocks and doo rags too
Any given roll call every officer is wearing a different variation of the uniform and it looks awful. Vest covers will be the next to go
Baltimore requires officers to wear long sleeves if they have visible tattoos. Many departments already do this so it's long overdue.
So having a military inspired sleeve on my arm to show pride for the fact I spent 10 years in the Army makes me look like a thug and a slob. That's what I'm getting from most of the negative comments. I'm sure it's from the same people that still wear their duty belt from 20 years ago, which is brown in color by now, and sags half way down your ass with the big ass revolver hanging down almost on your thigh and not a belt keeper in sight. That is accompanied by a vest which is way too small and certainly cannot be velcroed any more since it's always undone and rides up like you're wearing a sports bra. There are plenty of people that look like asshole regardless of when they came on the job. Tattoos don't make me look like a slob. A dirty, nasty, unkept, old and worn uniform and a lack of self pride and self respect does. Hoooaaahhh!!!!
NBA to come up with same rule on tattoos. These are the role models of today not the police. They are the reason most police have tattoo
As far as the hats go--I want to be able to recognize a cop when I see one. It's getting more difficult. I can't keep up with all the new looks. The traditional hats help, though they're not the only thing. Can we at least see more checkerboards? (Why do I want to recognize a cop? So I can relax, of course, knowing that I'm safe from harm for the moment.)
As for the tattoos...shoulda thought of that when you decided to cover yourself all over with them. Maybe make exception for armed forces emblems.
--Law Abiding Citizen
No visible tattoos was long overdue. It looks completely unprofessional how p.o.'s in this department walk around looking like bikers and gangbangers. And a lot of these tattoo covered coppers didn't come on the job looking like tatted thugs, they got them afterwards. The knit cap looks ridiculous too! I blame that on whomever manufactures the knit hat because coppers look like they are walking around with a condom on their heads.....a better design (such as a Northface skull cap) would have been better. Either way, I know some will complain that appearance shouldn't matter with the crime rate in Chicago, but in law enforcement in really does. Every other big city or small town I've ever visited, the police look like the police. Officers in this department have really been looking sloppy the past decade or so, and things need to be cleaned up a bit. Now hopefully the department cracks down on these stupid beards, cornrows, earrings, long hair, and everything else which is already in the G.O.
Relax, there just tattoos.
Ho boy. Various opinions about looks aside, it is going to be miserable for people in the summertime in long sleeves. Did anyone think that the vest is hot enough already?
Remember Rule #1 -- "The problem is always on the third floor." >moan<
first of all we are not professionals this is a blue collar job which requires no degree to obtain back in the day u didnt even need 60 credits i passed the sgt. exam with out clout because i read ....a thing many department members lack in. that being said i dont have tatoos but i feel sorry for or brothers and sisters. what the public wants is a police department they can relate to and by that being said people have tatoos ,cornrows,beards,painted nails,and so on so i think it should be allowed this isnt 1970s with all white guys any more we need to be progressive with the times...me myself i wont enforece this g.o. because i dont give a damn if i wanted to work on wall street i would have paid attention in school and to all the douches reading this yes i probably did misspell some words.
signed your sgt.
Cry me a river. All these self-important, Me Generation Hipsters screwed it up for everyone. Crying about how they should be free to express themselves. How about looking like a PROFESSIONAL while you're at work?? Wear that baseball hat correctly on your head, stop getting tatts that make you look like a fu@king gang banger and be proud of the uniform. All those coppers with sleeves brought this on themselves. Yes. You're free to express yourself. Let me know how that's working for you when it's 100 degrees outside and you're in your comfy long-sleeve shirt and tie. Dumbass. I hope every inspector and every boss SPAR's the shit out of you if you don't comply.
I agree with you on the baseball cap thing. I have no tattoos but I really dont think there is a problem with guys or gals that have tattoos as long as its not gang related and does not reflect the department in a negative way. Alot more people nowadays get tattoos. As far as hoping coppers get sparred. Wow that's a little over the edge. No wonder blue shirts dont stick together anymore.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
so now the CPD will be sweating in heavy uniforms? that is supposed to help? when they are running at 2 am to catch someone will they still be required to keep their hats on? when the July heat hits 100 and those long sleeves are on they will suffocate in that kind of hot weather, just for looks because some dweeb pencil pusher decided this was the 'new look'? someone, of course, who has never walked a beat in a dangerous district, this is insane but what's new. now that Spike Lee is in town I suppose Hollywood has decided to offer a dress code . What's next, happy faces on their hats? this is total Bull.
6/09/2015 06:24:00 AM
Dear cry baby's,
In Afghanistan, I wore a full BDU uniform, helmet, body armor, carried M240 and about 3000 rounds of .308....anyone that goes on the medical for "heat stroke" or cries about feeling faint is a pussy. Fuck an inspector writing you up...I'll do it myself....
-Sarge
40 shot every weekend and tats and hats are a big deal? Wtf yup Chiraq
Totally agree. They should be worried about filling up that academy with new recruits.
Anonymous said...
I will still wear my cap fuck you,The Ralph Cramden Crown hat blows.
6/09/2015 12:47:00 AM
Too bad you stupid moxe. I like my crown cap so much I even wear it to home after work. "Bang-Zoom."
Ralph Kramden
Keep hard charging. The asshole doesn't carre about you. He's working you for his own benefit.
Hats in patrol are an anachronism. Field units don't need hats in the summer. Hats for details and foot patrol are understandable. No knit hats in the winter is a health issue.
This is all the result of another asshole that just figured out he has no respect from his troops.
Fine with me. I will continue to do NOTHING whether they make me wear the crown or a banana peel on my head. This dept is a joke. All the bad stuff going on in this city and this is what they channel their energy into?!
Just another reason to come in with zero activity!
I'M a R.O.D. anyway! {Retired On Duty} Fuck you Garry and Rahm!
We are back to the days of, I can't get in a foot chase because I left my hat in the car and the bad gets away!
Oh WELL! 19-E
This CALEA thing sounds like a marketing gimmick for 9.5 and gmac.
Just feed the citizens nonstop BS and everything will be fine.
My buddies laughed at me when I got a tramp stamp while they all got full sleeves. Who's laughing know poppy?
No longer need for the citizens to lock their doors & windows.
One thousand shootings post and less than 20 comments. I can't show off my sweet tats, over a hundred comments. Bros, we took an oath let's get our priorities in line.
I remember watching McFartFace applying a superman tattoo from a Cracker Jack box on to his forearm. He started to cry with discomfort.
I talked to my lawyer who is just a small town pizza lawyer. He says that CPD changing the uniform rules is all perfectly legal. It's all perfectly legal...!!!
CALEA=commission for accreditation of law enforcement agencies. This is one hell of a bamboozled group that examines whether dept.'s are using "best practices & policies." Its selling point was to reduce insurance policies for towns that were not self-insured unlike CPD. Although the way the city's finances are plummeting-maybe we will need an outside company to insure Chgo. The only benefit from CALEA is that retired bosses can get hired to review/inspect other dept.'s. Maybe McStreetlight is planning his next career move....???
After almost 20 years-some dept.'s are dropping CALEA once the insurance companies stopped the reduced premiums since a "study" showed that the CALEA standards did not reduce claims against dept.'s. The anti-CALEA mantra in these towns is "Kill a tree for CALEA" due to all the paperwork involved. Ask a PO from towns like Skokie, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, Highland Park and you'll get an earful. Skokie actually dropped the whole process.
So as other PD's leave CALEA-CPD IS NOW JOINING IT? Just wait when the outside "examiners" arrive to review us!!!
Good changes, tired of looking at bearded, tattooed screwballs everywhere.
Long sleeves and ties all summer is D2A country. Put an out of grade slip in everyday.
6/09/2015 12:37:00 AM
Good Luck with that, Imbecile.
Marine unit, E.T.'s, K9, Bomb & Arson, mounted etc. will still be allowed to wear the baseball caps. Just saying...
About time. Some guys have so many tattoos that they look like comic books. No more beards, goofy hair styles or long nails. As it should be.
Maybe something should be done about all the overweight police officers. There's a quality that is unhealthy, hinders work performance, and looks unprofessional. You never see officers being ridiculed about tattoos...
Just another case of people telling people how to live Why is my lifestyle less than yours
quit your bitching about tattoos. The Dept had an order previously that they needed to be covered, for what ever reason they stopped enforcing it. This new generation with the "guess what my tattoo means" mentality are out of control. You want your body covered in Tattoos, you want every inch of your body pierced have fun but don't be surprised when you can't find a job or your job tells you too cover up. It's unprofessional. Try to file a discrimination suit, what's your religious affiliation that requires your tattoo too be visible? The department is denying your right to have a tattoo, the department is not refusing to hire you if you have one.
BTW buy a shirt that actually fits, because it appears that most of you are only interested in showing off your bulging tattooed biceps in a shirt that is two sizes too small
Take magic markers and cover your entire body. If some people can change gender, just express your change of race.
The "Tac" look has got to go. Tac is a long outdated concept anyways. Put on a U-N-I-F-O-R-M, you are not undercover. Every little kid older than 4 knows you are Police. Why do you need to work in Blue Jeans, wear some dumb baseball cap, and have a beard? Larry the Cable Guy looks more like a real Cop than you do, you just look goofy to the public. More Uniforms give the appearance of more Police. Clean Cut Cops in Uniform give the appearance of a professional Law Enforcement Agency. Get with it CPD. And while you are at it, keep your Officers inside the City Limits where they belong, not out dining at suburban locations. Plenty of places to eat everywhere in Chicago City Limits.
I never wore that stupid ass milkman hat before. Aint gonna start now.
I'd always toss it into the trunk, right out of roll call.
Same for that piece of wood baton.
Hey! Anybody gotta extra call box key?
Can anyone else see more then a few people a week in the districts going on IOD for heat stroke in the summer with those long sleeves on? I can't help if I over heat after a foot chase and have to have a trip to the hospital with a few days off. Foot chase on your Monday then a nice 5 day weekend.....maybe not the worse thing that could happen.
If we used our uniform checks for let guess uniforms there wouldn't be a problem
The department can do as they wish. Just as hirings of years ago, the only education needed was a HS diploma or equivalent. This was the same for promotions. Many coppers were hired and promoted. Then the city decided to change things. They offered tuition reimbursement, which many ignored. Still @ hiring no-one needed any type of degree. City did not honor or grandfather it in, they simply changed the rules, now education is a must. Now hats and tattoos, they will do as they wish. They are the employer and we are employees. Luckily I'm in my 29th year and am not bothered by this, but honestly, even if I were in recruit status this would not bother or effect me. I will not let these trivial things jeopardize my job and the well being of my family. The "look at me" generation needs a wake up call. I't's not YOU out there it's WE and US!
Tattoos just look trashy. They are the mark of someone psychologically insecure with themselves who needs to draw attention. Great for Carnival Workers, prison inmates, Outlaw Bikers, STD carrying strippers, Trailer Trash Rednecks, Make-Believe Toughguys, not the Police. Cover up those cartoons, nobody thinks you are cool and nobody wants to look at them. Tattoos are so 1990's anyways, old and out of style. Just silly looking nowadays. Every little punk has one, the coolness is long-gone.
Nothing else is working, so make the cops look neat and the public will obey!
Make sure to remind the dreadheads, jewelry-wearing, long fingernailed individuals and unshaven as well to clean up their act.
Don't blame him. His family down the line became prominent as the founders of whiteout.
OT --
Hey, Pfleger. Thanks for taking my suggestion posted here about getting videos of drug and criminal activity in your area. He was just on the news radio now, urging people to do this.
You're welcome.
The police are not the ones destroying your area.
This is fine, I'll be using the medical many more times. I don't mind having "movie & t.v." days and having "relax" weeks. Hey, try fur--king with us. See the result baby!. Oh, and the parkers I write, guess what, zeros. Just to show principle. I used to be an asset to this department and technically a financial profit, but now because you want to spit in my face due to a military tattoo, guess what? 5 years down the road, I will be not be here for 20% of the time, not to mention my furlough. And you thought you and your backwards policy change had the last laugh. Oops. Trust me, I am in winning in more ways than 1 now. Starting Friday. Thank you for fu---cking with me. The joke is really on you.
Look for all of you out spoken tattoo haters, go fuck yourselves. Yes, there are some bad tattoos and yes I am all for covering them up, but you can keep your opinion of style to yourself. I like tattoos, but I will not argue one bit with covering them up while working. As for those that thought it was a great idea to tattoo their hands, neck, face, head, etc., well shame on them because that is not a good idea. A tattoo is not the end of the world anymore, and more people have them than anyone would like to realize or admit.
Now if you want to talk about truly unprofessional or down right sloppy, it would be uniform issues. It is not impossible to remove a ballistic vest and WASH THE DAMN cover!! Those months or years of food and dirt need a good cleaning every so often. The baseball hat was a great bit of progress (should have been a better hat) as it provided a good practical piece of uniform head wear. However if you never replace that first one you bought and continue to wear some nasty gray salty hat or flip it around backwards, you have now done us all an injustice. The same applies to the knit cap, could have been a better hat, but very practical on a cold winter day. However I have seen people as recent as last week still wearing the damn things, it isn't that cold out. Shirts with patches hanging off, pants with holes, worn out shoes, dreadlocks, pony tails male/female, beards, goatees, earrings, blue tooth, finger nails, etc., are far worse for actual appearance issues.
Now if you want to talk about something that is ACTUALLY an officer safety issue, how about holsters?? All these lightweight warriors with off duty pancake type holster that are not safe in the least bit. The Blackhawk CQC holster is not a duty rated holster and has proven to break under minimal stress. A leather pancake provides zero security. This is a HUGE safety issue for the officer and everyone around them. Man the fuck up and wear a gun belt with a DUTY RATED holster. A couple extra magazines wouldn't hurt either if you can manage to be an adult and carry a little weight.
Anyone with a belly hanging over their belt may as well keep their mouth shut about tattoos or any other uniform issues. Physical presence is the best thing you can bring to the table while working, I will much rather have a fit guy with tattoos over a fat fuck in a crown hat.
End of the day this is all stupid shit to start the summer with after several weeks of bullet wound counts in double digits.
Wow . The easiest ticket an inspector could ever have, and could enforce selectively.
This should stop all the shootings.
OK...
Let's see McCarthy finally do the right thing and issue a "Comply
within 30 days or be prepared to take suspension time" order
regarding grooming standards...
No dreads to the floor, clean shaven/new issue bump cards
-near mustache is allowed, natural hair colors only, no make-up,
short/neatly trimmed fingernails etc...
Get rid of the black "gym shoes" too.
Everybody should be in leather boondocker
type boots that require some Kiwi or Lincoln
and some practiced buffing and brushing.
Keep the cargo pants...
They COULD be made of much better material
and a reinforced diamond crotch gusset for comfort and
durability.
The body armor under the shirt thing IS hard
to get with... We can co-sign everything else but that.
Summer of '95...
In.
The.
Projects.
We reckon McCarthy never had sopping wet leather
boots from trooping up and down the stairs of those
monstrosities all night trying to put out "fires."
The inspector came to roll call yesterday and said the the "bump card" will be need to be renewed every 3 months instead of the current "lifetime" time frame. The department doesn't like having unshaved officers.
6/09/2015 06:46:00 AM
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NOT ONLY THAT :
Last week an e-mail message came out and stated if you are involved in a department ceremony (like a commendation ceremony) YOU WILL be clean shaven even if you have a bump card. [ You can look this up on the intranet page from about last week]
I guess the thinking hear is the ceremony is voluntary so you do not have to go to it.
Some of the people on this blog are fucking retarded. Just because people have tattoos doesn't mean they don't look professional. Maybe in your fucked up head they don't. Your also probly the same 300 pound officer who can't get out of the patrol car without teetering back and fourth. You wanna make uniform standards strict get rid of the fat fucks that weren't hired that way. They were hired with a standard and that flew out the window. I Was hired with the tattoos I have . I haven't gotten a single one since then so if you wanna tell me I can't get any new visible tattoos by all means I won't because that's the new rule . But you knew before I was hired I had them. I applied to departments without tattoo regulations for this reason. How do our patrol cars look professional when half of the old pieces of shit are all rusted up? There are a lot of other things he department can worry about other then tattoos . If the leaders in the department actually gave a fuck and started correcting people on their appearance before, this shit got out of hand.
Work slow down !!!
What happens when one loses the crown cap and hat shield?
As a civilian, I liked the baseball cap and stocking hat. I mean, it said CPD on it. But then again, I saw a number of "tactical frat bros" with baseball caps on backwards.
Not a fan of officers with visible tattoos and am glad they're cracking down on this. If you've been in the service, then you know about the grooming standard. It's no different from this. The police need to look like the police. I saw some clown with a Harley Davidson pin on their epaluet mic loop. C'mon.
Wow....what is Sergeant SC from 005 going to do. She will have to cover up that georgious artwork all over her body. No one will look at her anymore....
When will we be issued the bright red Clown noses to wear? That should really help decrease the body count.
And what of outlandish hairstyles? Corn-rows, braids, razor cuts, etc....? Funky finger nails and lavish jewelry?
The crown hat offends me because it looks like the ones worn by Hitler's SS. And my tats have crosses and six point stars mixed in them for my religious beliefs. Try and make me wear it or cover them, I dare you!
I'm going to wear the ball cap. Inspectors can write up, I really don't give a shit anymore. So I eventually take a take day, again I really don't care.
To those screaming about lawsuits over this and how this change is bullshit, I say relax tough guy. The department, YOUR EMPLOYER, can change shit. Seen a lot of changes in my career. When I came on there were 6 Areas, 25 districts, and we rotated onto all three watches every 28 days. I bet those bitching now we're not when we went from a six day work week to a four day week. Can't be selective with your outrage.
No visible tattoos was long overdue. It looks completely unprofessional how p.o.'s in this department walk around looking like bikers and gangbangers. And a lot of these tattoo covered coppers didn't come on the job looking like tatted thugs, they got them afterwards. The knit cap looks ridiculous too! I blame that on whomever manufactures the knit hat because coppers look like they are walking around with a condom on their heads.....a better design (such as a Northface skull cap) would have been better. Either way, I know some will complain that appearance shouldn't matter with the crime rate in Chicago, but in law enforcement in really does. Every other big city or small town I've ever visited, the police look like the police. Officers in this department have really been looking sloppy the past decade or so, and things need to be cleaned up a bit. Now hopefully the department cracks down on these stupid beards, cornrows, earrings, long hair, and everything else which is already in the G.O.
Are you a suck ass from fort fellatio or just a clueless tool?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Now do an order on hair cuts and styles. Female hair in a bun and corn rolls, unless you are groowing corn is gone. Beards have to go. No exception, cannot shave, tuff shit. Use hair remover. No green or yellow colors.
Next should be the cargo pants. Tac needs to be in a blue polo and tan pants and regular shoes.
CPD supervisors are at fault for letting this shit get out of hand. Start sparring ungroomed members. Send people home without pay. The message will travel fast.
Department should go with long sleeve shirts, light weight with tie during summer. Start looking the part of professionals.
Us old timer' knew shit with hit if the shoes had a blemish on them.
6/09/2015 02:39:00 AM
It's cornrows not rolls. Women should be allowed to wear them. I grew up with sisters and now I have daughters. If you knew how long it took for their hair to be presentable you would understand why they wear cornrows. I watched my mom do my sisters hair and my wife do my daughters' hair...it takes a long time for some regular, age appropriate styles. It's for durability and longevity, not because they actually like cornrows. As far as the shaving..."no exception"...you clearly haven't had shaving bumps etc. I never had a problem with it but when my face got jacked up I'd skip a day or so. My buddy in the Army, his face blew up like a cauliflower. It was horrible and apparently it is irritable and sometimes painful. The military knows how to deal with it without saying no exception.
TO: Sergeants become the uniform checking police.....
Sorry they should have been all along as well as the Lieutenants, but like the society you like to bitch about so much they are too busy trying to be cool and everybody's friend instead of a supervisor. Enforce the standards just be fair.
I love all the ass clowns on here saying ,"good, go get heat stroke you tattooed pieces of shit..." I served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and first hand watched my brothers be murdered. My arm is my memorial to them. And now all you assholes say I should get heat stroke for that because a memorial is thuggish? Go fuck yourselves and do the department a favor and retire you crusty old fucks. Oh wait, the 3 divorces, 2 new cars, and the living outside of your means is keeping you here so the rest of us "thugs" have to suffer with the likes of you sucking the money teat dry. End rant.
You heard it first Rahm wants city tradesman to take pay cut!!! L.U.597 business manager james Bucahnan told him to go fuck himself. Thanks for endorsing him
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Who cares, I will stay in my car with the AC as long as possible. Just look at what's going on around us, traffic stop leads to police shooting after foot pursuit. Officer charged with murder. Girl resists arrest at a pool party, Officer fired. So society says it's ok to resist arrest and when the police stop you it's ok to just run away. Instead of a no tatt's policy, how about a no foot pursuit policy and a new use of force policy that allows us to disengage when met with resistance. That might save some of our jobs and let the world know how warm and fuzzy the CPD are. Maybe then, Obama will fix our pensions like he bailed out the banks and auto industry.
6/09/2015 05:43:00 AM
Friend, as you follow the rule of law you are covered. If a traffic stop leads to a s police involved shooting then was the use of force justified? If yes then the officer has nothing to worry about. Now about the Texas officer man handling a teenage girl in a bikini. His use of force was not justified and he was the only officer on scene getting worked up over nothing. All of the other officers were dispersing the crowd, interviewing various subjects and verbally directing them to leave.
Is hair gel still allowed? How about beards? Sounds like a return to the good ole days, I wouldn't be surprised to see the return of the Dodge Monaco without air as the official squad car, you remember 4-40 air (four windows down traveling at 40 mph).
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AHH…the "good ole days"…those days when coppers would stop you 20 dollars over the speed limit…or it was customary to bring in your tow driver buddy at accidents and get a "saw buck" in return. You mean the days when you can escape for hours without being tracked by GPS and you were writing imaginary shit on humpers.
Give me a fucking break, those days are long fucking gone…and yes…its been replaced by more idiotic shit like the "selfie" police. It's harder these days to be a police officer due to all the hatred that the media, ignorant shit bags with smart-phones, and spineless politicians. However, going back to the way things were is supposed to help
Let's be realistic, crime happened then and it's happening now..the only thing that is the same is no-one in the brass level of the department has any answers to deal with it. Hence, no -one in the patrol level will give a shit. Keep you fucking "good ole days."
"The inspector came to roll call yesterday and said the the "bump card" will be need to be renewed every 3 months instead of the current "lifetime" time frame. The department doesn't like having unshaved officers."
Good luck with that. Clearly states "Good for Life" right on my card. Not sure why some of you guys get all worked up over beards?! jealousy I suppose.
So many malicious things to say about the tattooed Officers on this department. So, tattooed Officers, how many of you have had other coppers express this opinion to you in person? I'm guessing not many.
We have only ourselves to blame, this includes Sgts. and W/C's. We look like SHIT, the combos of clothing we wear are stupid, and all of this facial hair and hair styles. BULLSHIT!!! I'm glad this happened. did anybody see what we looked like at St. JUDES ???????
Anonymous said...
No visible tattoos was long overdue. It looks completely unprofessional how p.o.'s in this department walk around looking like bikers and gangbangers. And a lot of these tattoo covered coppers didn't come on the job looking like tatted thugs, they got them afterwards. The knit cap looks ridiculous too! I blame that on whomever manufactures the knit hat because coppers look like they are walking around with a condom on their heads.....a better design (such as a Northface skull cap) would have been better. Either way, I know some will complain that appearance shouldn't matter with the crime rate in Chicago, but in law enforcement in really does. Every other big city or small town I've ever visited, the police look like the police. Officers in this department have really been looking sloppy the past decade or so, and things need to be cleaned up a bit. Now hopefully the department cracks down on these stupid beards, cornrows, earrings, long hair, and everything else which is already in the G.O.
6/09/2015 08:16:00 AM
Maybe you have not been to my small department. Our uniform is a joke. CPD does not have a bad uniform (though the gym shoes probably was not a good idea). The problem with your uniforms is people wear them like crap and enforcement seems to be lacking. As much as everyone talks about ISP, it is not their color scheme or their uniform items that are so impressive. It is how they wear the uniform.
The knitted cap is not bad. You know how many departments wear black caps (no matter what color their shirts/pants are) that say "POLICE" in white? It's the same with the ball cap. The purpose of these items is weather and temperature related. If someone isn't wearing it correctly, make them take it off. I'm at a department where we cannot wear ball caps and if you must wear a cap it is the crown cap, knitted or elmer fudd. I stood in the sun recently eyeballing a doorway and windows for a mental that told us he wanted to kill himself. Thankfully I was only out there for about 20 mins but I got kind of pissed thinking how a cap would've kept the sun out my eyes while I'm eyeing a door and several windows...but they don't like how it looks?!?!? There is a reason the military MAKES service members wear hats.
That's ok, go down w/ heat exhaustion and have a nice summer off.
Does this mean I can wear my white traffic hat and pants with the white piping again?
Oh you have 45 years on the job, came on when you were 18?
I'll get right on covering up my tattoos just as soon as I receive my department issues cover up tape, until then eat a fatty and write me up. My tattoo symbolizes a child of mine that died and there is no way I'm covering it up.
Can I wear my jock strap outside of my cargo pants?
In a world where a man can proclaim he is now a woman and the media and PC nazis cheer him on and demand acceptability, my 25 year old tattoo is not acceptable ??? The new America
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