St Louis County Police Is Covering Their Nametags With Black Tape

[951-Riverside]

Photo Courtesy @CassandraRules

[polly7]

1. Oh, my ... what are they so afraid/ashamed of? nt.

[Historic NY]

2. media needs to see this...

the boss's need to be called out.

[Brigid]

3. If I was Chief of Police, and caught one of my officers doing this,

Said officer would not be an officer anymore.

[Hoppy]

30. For all you know, he is the chief.

[VanGoghRocks]

42. For all we know, he's not even a law enforcement officer, but merely

a (racist) goon with a gun who likes to dress up a la The Village People.

[enough]

4. Horrible, arrogant behavior. You would think this is illegal, but of course no law applies to them.

And this, apparently, is what our society wants.

[adieu]

5. If they cannot show their name and badge number

then they are not the police. They're impersonating a police officer. You see, even I can wear a police uniform, but that doesn't make me a police officer. If they don't show who they are, then they aren't police officers and no one is obliged to heed their orders. And if anyone gets shot, then there is no recourse of that murderer.

[NealK]

22. I thought about something similar. n/t

[Maedhros]

28. I'm sure they think their guns say otherwise. [n/t]

[weissmam]

6. cowards or crooks

[SCVDem]

7. His shirt is also unkempt!

It needs starch and ironing! He also has penmanship ribbons in his pocket. What a slob!

(Once a Marine....)

[Brigid]

18. That's right.

Unsat. Totally unsat.

Cpl. Brigid, USMC, 1980-1984.

[Ilsa]

8. How would they like it if their nurse or doctor or

Dental assistant covered their name tags along with their professional designation? They wouldn't know if a phlebotomist was giving them instructions on wound care or or an orderlie was about to give them anesthesia.

[tooeyeten]

9. Civil service violation?

File a complaint.

[VScott]

10. A fucking Mohawk?!?

A FUCKING MOHAWK!!!!



Is that even a name tag, or is it some sort of award ribbon for best fucking Mohawk?



If it's the former, one would have to be pretty damn anal to cut, trim and place
the tape on so perfectly even and aligned.

Ohhh... did I forget to mention his fucking Mohawk?

[NealK]

24. Lol!

Oh and have you noticed his fucking Mohawk?

[Kablooie]

11. They are just ashamed of being part of the St. Louis police force.

[Lex]

12. Wimps.

[Generic Brad]

13. Self Serve and Self Protect

[Ino]

14. Don't their badges have numbers?

Doesn't the department have grooming standards any more? a Mohawk??

[dhill926]

15. is this shit even legal….

and does that even matter anymore? Disgusting...

[libodem]

16. They 'are' covering

In case you overlooked it and wanted to fix it. Otherwise, never mind. I'd want to know. Hope this wasn't rude. No offense intended.

[spanone]

17. they should be fired. they fucking work FOR the citizenry.

[Trillo]

19. They should be arrested on the spot. NT

[jtuck004]

20. The townspeople who employ these thugs are doing some juicy work, eh?

Do they throw rotten apples at hungry kids for sport?

[Baitball Blogger]

21. So...if they're mourning the death of a cop, they apply black tape to their badges,

but when they're hiding their own guilt, they cover the name on the badge.

Interesting.

[daschess1987]

23. There is neither accountability nor law in America

We cannot exist with two sets of laws and three classes of citizens--the oligarchs exempt from laws, their mercenaries who are also exempt, and the rest of us who can be shot on site. The United States has become a lawless nation and the laughingstock of the world.

[A Little Weird]

25. I can understand why they're ashamed

But they shouldn't be allowed to hide their identity from the public.

[RKP5637]

26. Looks like a twit! n/t

[IrishAyes]

27. I thought that was illegal.

Should be anyway.

[gordianot]

29. How do you know he is really Police?

Uniforms can be faked. What does the Standard Operating Procedures say about Police identifying themselves in uniform? So the public must submit to anyone in a uniform which could be copied or simply made up. There are so many departments in St. Louis how do you know one from the other they do not have a standard uniform? Is this a wannabe cop impersonator? Anyone ever hear of the St. Valentines Day Massacre?

Other than in filing bogus reports there are no statutes in MO requiring Officer identification.

[99th_Monkey]

31. Oh! That must be "Officer Go-Fuck-Yourself"!

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/officer-go-fck-yourself-identified-as-ray-albers-will-undergo-psych-eval/

[Live and Learn]

33. lol nt

[Cha]

32. So let me guess what's underneath the tape..

"fucker"?

[Live and Learn]

34. How in the world can they get away with this? nt

[R.Quinn]

35. My simple response would be

"Officer, if you don't have to identify yourself, then neither do I."

I live in St. Louis City and I would NOT put up with that nonsense. They are NOT above the citizens they serve.

[arcane1]

36. Next, they'll start hiding their faces, with hoods or something n/t

[jwirr]

37. Still ashamed of who they are. Good enough for them.

[indie9197]

38. If he is not in full uniform, including a hat,

then you have reasonable suspicion that he is not a real cop. Especially with a taped over name badge. Any ticket this goon writes will be thrown out in court.

However, if you try to take his picture he will shoot you 12 times, maybe 13.

[geardaddy]

39. Well, I'd probably cover up my name tag if my name was

"Assmunch" too.

Fire him, then arrest him.

[Laelth]

40. Why?

Seriously. How is this a good idea, and who made this bad decision?



-Laelth

[WI_DEM]

41. They work for the citizens of St. Louis County and should show their names.