Gothamist: NYPD: City's Most Fashionable

ed

Sat, 16 Oct 2004 12:18:05 -0500

The new pants are hideously ugly!! Talk about dorky looking. Bring back the old pants! They should have been voted the worst dressed.

hijiki

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:52:55 -0500

good point, jim. it is a subtle shift in image but it makes a real impact. although a little dorky-looking, the old cops were approachable, this new look make them scary. i wonder if it's intentional.

Dave H.

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:55:19 -0500

I read in the Post yesterday that the officer pictured in the Wednesday article describing NYPD uniforms was injured in the West Side manhole explosions. He was briefly hospitalized with burns and hearing damage but is expected to make a full recovery. This must be the first time a cop's been in the Post two days in a row without doing something heinous or particularly heroic.

jim

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:34:36 -0500

Do we want our cops to be more Rambo-esque in any way? This trend toward a paramilitary look is a bit scary, and suggests a change in the perception of the role of police in society, from a protective authority figure who keeps us safe by observing and knowing, to an automatic-weapon toting commando who will kick down doors and run through a hail of gunfire to terminate the enemy.

Ryan

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:16:59 -0500

From the earliest days the uniform has been unambiguous? Let's take a trip back to the days of Fernando Wood and cop-on-cop violence over, among other things, differing uniforms�