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They generally do have consistent uniforms (dark, gray and tan solids with a badge and utility belt.) The vehicle wraps vary more.

chrisseaton 6y ago
Not sure if you're being sarcastic? If not do a Google image search for 'american police officer' - almost every image has a different uniform colour, cut, insignia in it. Dark blue, light blue, white, brown, black, grey, purple, yellow, green. It's every colour under the sun! Two police officers: https://static.trendscatchers.io/uploads/2019/01/bear34-uk.jpg https://static.trendscatchers.io/uploads/2019/01/bear34-uk.j... https://writersforensicsblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/chief-silverii-300.jpg https://writersforensicsblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/chi... I think there's almost literally nothing consistent between these two uniforms (badge?) > with a badge and utility belt That's also what mall security guards wear in the US though.
- 1123581321 6y ago
  The question whether I’m being sarcastic is unfortunate. Please assume good faith. I’ll give you the green. That is unusual. It might be fair to add green to the list for some state trooper uniforms and park police uniforms. I apologize if you’ve spent significant time in the US. I’m assuming you haven’t if significant variation in police uniform seems like it would commonly come up. The colors I mentioned are typical for city, county and state police. There are some variations, e.g., I said dark which could be black or a dark blue. To most people, the difference does not cause them to read the situation differently. When I review the uniforms of the 40-50 policing bodies with which I’m most familiar, I don’t see much deviation. Security guards do try to mimic police uniforms as much as they can get away with, and I think that is dangerous. At minimum they should be forbidden from wearing a badge that looks like a police badge, and they should not be allowed to wear a hat that looks like a police hat. A security guard with a baseball hat, no badge, and their firm printed on their uniform is not easily mistaken for police.
  - anoncareer0212 6y ago
    you are inventing standards out of whole cloth that simply aren't true, i'm very puzzled by this comment

chrisseaton 6y ago

Not sure if you're being sarcastic? If not do a Google image search for 'american police officer' - almost every image has a different uniform colour, cut, insignia in it. Dark blue, light blue, white, brown, black, grey, purple, yellow, green. It's every colour under the sun! Two police officers: https://static.trendscatchers.io/uploads/2019/01/bear34-uk.jpg https://static.trendscatchers.io/uploads/2019/01/bear34-uk.j... https://writersforensicsblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/chief-silverii-300.jpg https://writersforensicsblog.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/chi... I think there's almost literally nothing consistent between these two uniforms (badge?) > with a badge and utility belt That's also what mall security guards wear in the US though.

1123581321 6y ago
The question whether I’m being sarcastic is unfortunate. Please assume good faith. I’ll give you the green. That is unusual. It might be fair to add green to the list for some state trooper uniforms and park police uniforms. I apologize if you’ve spent significant time in the US. I’m assuming you haven’t if significant variation in police uniform seems like it would commonly come up. The colors I mentioned are typical for city, county and state police. There are some variations, e.g., I said dark which could be black or a dark blue. To most people, the difference does not cause them to read the situation differently. When I review the uniforms of the 40-50 policing bodies with which I’m most familiar, I don’t see much deviation. Security guards do try to mimic police uniforms as much as they can get away with, and I think that is dangerous. At minimum they should be forbidden from wearing a badge that looks like a police badge, and they should not be allowed to wear a hat that looks like a police hat. A security guard with a baseball hat, no badge, and their firm printed on their uniform is not easily mistaken for police.
- anoncareer0212 6y ago
  you are inventing standards out of whole cloth that simply aren't true, i'm very puzzled by this comment