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In reply to the discussion: So sick of seeing "law enforcement" parading around in those stupid cattle cowboy hats. [View all]

EYESORE 9001

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4. This is a uniform too. Started over a century ago.
Reply to jimfields33 (Reply #3)
Thu May 26, 2022, 02:49 PM
May 2022

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So sick of seeing "law enforcement" parading around in those stupid cattle cowboy hats. [View all] Solomon May 2022 OP
I think they're a bit silly. PTWB May 2022 #1
Texas Rangers' presser? Lars39 May 2022 #2
It's their uniform. Probably started a century ago. jimfields33 May 2022 #3
This is a uniform too. Started over a century ago. EYESORE 9001 May 2022 #4
They need to join the 21st century Blues Heron May 2022 #5
Just Wait leftieNanner May 2022 #7
The 1850's maybe... Wounded Bear May 2022 #9
The way I look at it, is that they are showing off how they failed miserably in protecting SWBTATTReg May 2022 #6
to be fair, a wide-brimmed hat is sort of a necessary article of clothing in South TX anarch May 2022 #8
A Smokey Bear park ranger-style hat would work just as well. Aristus May 2022 #10
And why would such a hat be any less silly than a cowboy hat? onenote May 2022 #25
Even when I lived in Texas, I though wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots Aristus May 2022 #26
Why is any more or less stupid than any style of hat. onenote May 2022 #29
Oh. rownesheck May 2022 #11
but they're supposed to make everyone "respect their authoritaaay" and all.... anarch May 2022 #12
They look like a Village People fan club meet-up. LastDemocratInSC May 2022 #18
Seems like they never take them off - not even to do a press conference. Solomon May 2022 #13
We were in small rural town yesterday in mountains in Oregon Tree Lady May 2022 #14
I Sympathize, Sir The Magistrate May 2022 #15
How about everybody laying off on law enforcements' hat selections? Paladin May 2022 #16
Uh, er, that's what we're doing. In other words, "all hat and no cattle". Solomon May 2022 #19
It's Teksis, see. You can't be a man in Teksis, lest you have that hat. MineralMan May 2022 #17
To be fair ... Lurker Deluxe May 2022 #24
All hat, no cattle Doc Sportello May 2022 #20
The DPS Troopers and by extension, the Texas Rangers hamsterjill May 2022 #21
I totally agree Beachnutt May 2022 #22
No they wear hats like this. onenote May 2022 #28
And Sheriffs with more medals ThoughtCriminal May 2022 #23
Why? I don't think it has anything to do with "macho" WarGamer May 2022 #27
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