I know very passionate soccer fans that seeing the oppositions emblem on a cop might make for an interesting conversation.
cb91710 said:Different agencies have different policies.
San Bernardino County (largest county in the US) requires that all ink be covered. They make allowances for hot weather and allow short sleeves only if the ink can be covered by bandages or some other cover.
Might have been SBDO City. It was a few years ago it was in the news and I remember some of my customers in the area talking about it, but I don't recall if they were city or county employees.That's sort of true. I work in San Bernardino County and our deputies are NOT required to cover all tattoos.
I just did a google image search for "mom tattoo" for a point I wanted to make here (and will make below ...) but while there were a lot of images of actual tattoos, there was also a cartoon of a guy with a 'mom tattoo" ...
View attachment 266286he could be the one who saves your life why should his tattoos matter?
View attachment 266286he could be the one who saves your life why should his tattoos matter?
Tattoos, can, however, be used by gangs and inappropriate organisations as means of "marking their territory" and giving the members a visible sign of belonging. Obviously, we don't want to have members of the Hell's Angels, the Bloods, the Crips, or the Illinois Nazi Party (I hate Illinois Nazis, btw) in the police force, and we don't want those tattoos on the cops either. "Aw, man, I used to be one of those, but I changed, man!" ... well, you can't be a cop if you have a criminal record, either.
For Nazis I would just as soon they all had a swastika tattooed right on the old forehead, so they 're easier to spot, ya know?
Just as I dont judge people for color ,sexual preferences, tattoos or shaving habits I wish people would do the same. I know thats in a perfect world but I also feel that ideas are contagious and if a few people think that way more and more will catch on.
Are army personnel allowed to show tatts while in service?