Should Police Officers Be Allowed To Sport Tattoos?

[sp1814]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/28/end-police-tattoo-ban-in-age-of-the-hipster-officers-urge2/

[hc4361]

Yes, if they can be covered up by uniform. I don't want to see a police officer with a spider's web tattooed all over his face or a Man United tattoo on his neck.

[mikey4444]

As long as they can't be seen while wearing a uniform, I can't see any problems arising.

[Mamyalynne]

Personally if a Police Officer was doing their job well it doesn't bother me - but I can see that facial and neck tattoos may startle and disturb some members of the public.

[woofgang]

i think yes if they can either be covered or are of a “suitable” nature....except I don’t think that a tattoo’ed face is appropriate....personally I wouldn't mind seeing arm tatt’s under short sleeves but the subject should be inoffensive....so no naked ladies, violence, inflammatory slogans....and yes that goes for female officers too.

[hc4361]

I have seen a few obese police officers.

[mikey4444]

DB....funny !

I thin the Police should present some dignity while doing their job, and it would be hard to take anybody in authority seriously if they had disfigured themselves in the interest of fashion.

[woofgang]

ooo divebuddy, get back into bed and get out again on the right side!

[Islay]

Well divebuddy there's hope for me yet!!!

[anotheoldgit]

/// arguing that the service needs to better reflect modern Britain ///

It would be better to reflect more on what Britain once was, until just a few years ago.

[mushroom25]

one trusts they're not going to allow "love" and "hate" as self-tattoed on knuckles using biro and safety pin?

[mikey4444]

Imagine someone like these coming along to investigate your burglary !

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=world+most+tattooed+man&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB707GB707&espv=2&biw=1152&bih=739&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj11PLD0ObOAhVBVhoKHT1tAIAQ_AUIBigB&;dpr=1

[Mamyalynne]

Well if they caught the burglar and got my stuff back, I'd shake their hand.

[woofgang]

I think the other issue not mentioned here is that people get tatt’s before they have actually found their long term career. The fire safety officer where I worked in the NHS was a lovely man...as is often the case an ex fireman invalided out due to work injury, smoke inhalation. He had got love and hate on his knuckles and some old tatts up his arms.

[vulcan42]

The opening paragraph says the police federation want their officers to be tattooed where ever they want including face and neck. Saying so long as the tattoos are covered is not what the police want.

[agchristie]

^ yes,I knew an ex Navy guy who joined the Police with several tattoos.

I think all forces should be subject to the same rule.Surely,image is everything so why it should matter less in other force areas is odd.

[mikey4444]

Then the Police are an ass Vulcan. Some standards need to be kept up.

[Mamyalynne]

Standards of Policing are paramount, yes.

[vulcan42]

The police are saying in effect that there are so many people they have to deal with who are tattooed, male, female, old and young, that if they (the police) were tattooed the offenders might be more cooperative. I admire their optimism but condemn their naivety.

[agchristie]

Vulcan > The police are saying in effect that there are so many people they have to deal with who are tattooed, male, female, old and young, that if they (the police) were tattooed the offenders might be more cooperative.

That's the Muslim Police Officers screwed then...