Anderson IN
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I think Blazing Saddles said it best!
"Badges? Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"
I think Blazing Saddles said it best!
"Badges? Badges? We don't need no stinking badges!"
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Badge or No Badge?
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CaptBW
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I am not a cop. Repeat NOT A COP. Why the hell would I want to look like a cop?
I have the highest respect for the boys in blue. Don't want their job!
I am not a cop. Repeat NOT A COP. Why the hell would I want to look like a cop?
I have the highest respect for the boys in blue. Don't want their job!
Lthrnck
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[suP]Every post here suggests a badge... My thoughts are, you are all thinking shield or star something that looks similar to a LEO's badge. [/suP]
[suP]Well what about something totally different. Say a 3 inch round disk with ... say a large red border 1 1/4inch wide.. a smaller blue3/4 inch band inside that border and then a white center with the state seal and your license/permit number on it.[/suP]
[suP]Badges don't have to look like LEO badges , but if it makes the Sheeple graze easier, then who knows...[/suP]
[suP]The "badge" would be issued along with your license/permit and the LEO's would know you hold a CCW licnese/permit. Also once the word got out, the sheeple would have some sort of "VALIDATION" that you are a good guy. [/suP]
[suP]After all why don't sheeple get upset when they see a LEO, the uniform and badge give "VALIDATION" to the person wearing it.. the sheeple think okay he's a good guy.. so they relax and go back to grazing.[/suP]
[suP]Just a tought to ponder..[/suP]
[suP]Every post here suggests a badge... My thoughts are, you are all thinking shield or star something that looks similar to a LEO's badge. [/suP]
[suP]Well what about something totally different. Say a 3 inch round disk with ... say a large red border 1 1/4inch wide.. a smaller blue3/4 inch band inside that border and then a white center with the state seal and your license/permit number on it.[/suP]
[suP]Badges don't have to look like LEO badges , but if it makes the Sheeple graze easier, then who knows...[/suP]
[suP]The "badge" would be issued along with your license/permit and the LEO's would know you hold a CCW licnese/permit. Also once the word got out, the sheeple would have some sort of "VALIDATION" that you are a good guy. [/suP]
[suP]After all why don't sheeple get upset when they see a LEO, the uniform and badge give "VALIDATION" to the person wearing it.. the sheeple think okay he's a good guy.. so they relax and go back to grazing.[/suP]
[suP]Just a tought to ponder..[/suP]
Aran
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No.
No.
CDAT
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tracylaud83 wrote:
As a FLEO I took it to be when off duty, I have my badge with me but do not have it out for anyone to see.
Lezchap wrote:
If I am ever in an off duty shooting and am holding the BG at gun point when the local PD show up, I expect them to disarm me and put me in cuffs in the back of a car tell they can find out what has happened. Now with my FLEO badge will probably make everything go faster but even with it they do not know me and so will have to call and find out that it is real.
I have also be a volunteer firefighter and our badge was not a shield badge for just the reason our chief did not want us to look like cops, but at the same time the badge isthere showing the public that we are there for them.
tracylaud83 wrote:
As a FLEO I took it to be when off duty, I have my badge with me but do not have it out for anyone to see.
Lezchap wrote:
If I am ever in an off duty shooting and am holding the BG at gun point when the local PD show up, I expect them to disarm me and put me in cuffs in the back of a car tell they can find out what has happened. Now with my FLEO badge will probably make everything go faster but even with it they do not know me and so will have to call and find out that it is real.
I have also be a volunteer firefighter and our badge was not a shield badge for just the reason our chief did not want us to look like cops, but at the same time the badge isthere showing the public that we are there for them.
Lezchap
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My point is that they're not gonna shoot on site...they will attempt to disarm you and only shoot if you make yourself a further threat...badge or not.
My point is that they're not gonna shoot on site...they will attempt to disarm you and only shoot if you make yourself a further threat...badge or not.
ixtow
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Badge = bad idea. For so many, many reasons.
1) It adds to the false notion that you need a badge to carry a gun.
2) We're trying to undo that brainwashing.
3) It's just going to piss-off the cops.
4) Your CC/OC does not make you special.
5) The badge implies that you think you are.
6) This indicates, to me, that you have the wrong attitude about firearms and carry.
Why is this thread still going... Oh yea, cuz I posted something in it...
Badge = bad idea. For so many, many reasons.
1) It adds to the false notion that you need a badge to carry a gun.
2) We're trying to undo that brainwashing.
3) It's just going to piss-off the cops.
4) Your CC/OC does not make you special.
5) The badge implies that you think you are.
6) This indicates, to me, that you have the wrong attitude about firearms and carry.
Why is this thread still going... Oh yea, cuz I posted something in it...
agentw0
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It is sad to say but there are some in my area that drive Crown Vic's, Spotlights and all and sport those badges that really think they are some type of Law Enforcement. I look at them as a Joke, but they continue on, most of them are security guards, some I think may be Constables or maybe even Bail Enforcers, but I think they are all under the Impression that they have some type of LEO Authority. From the looks of most of them, I don't think they could fight thier way out of a wet paper bag, let alone pass any type of LEO qualification test or physical.
On a personal note I am also a FLEO, I always carry my credentials but I would never produce them unless it was a work related action. I also prefer never to openly carry unless I am going to the range.
It is sad to say but there are some in my area that drive Crown Vic's, Spotlights and all and sport those badges that really think they are some type of Law Enforcement. I look at them as a Joke, but they continue on, most of them are security guards, some I think may be Constables or maybe even Bail Enforcers, but I think they are all under the Impression that they have some type of LEO Authority. From the looks of most of them, I don't think they could fight thier way out of a wet paper bag, let alone pass any type of LEO qualification test or physical.
On a personal note I am also a FLEO, I always carry my credentials but I would never produce them unless it was a work related action. I also prefer never to openly carry unless I am going to the range.
ODA 226
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ODA 226 wrote:
ODA 226 wrote:
I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THIS THREAD IS STILL GOING ON!
Mudwalker
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I wouldn't wear a badge when I use my hose to water my lawn so why wear one to carry my weapon?
S/F
I wouldn't wear a badge when I use my hose to water my lawn so why wear one to carry my weapon?
S/F
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Carry badge? No.Some guy flashed one of those in the shop here and I advised him to lose the thing. When a real cop flashes one, I tell them they had better have a departmental photo ID to go with it, if it's not prominently displayed already. These badges deliberately create confusion and are of no benefit, and potentially create serious problems, not least for the bearer. Hell no.
-ljp
Carry badge? No.Some guy flashed one of those in the shop here and I advised him to lose the thing. When a real cop flashes one, I tell them they had better have a departmental photo ID to go with it, if it's not prominently displayed already. These badges deliberately create confusion and are of no benefit, and potentially create serious problems, not least for the bearer. Hell no.
-ljp