Police to abandon lighter blue uniform shirts
SPVM police are abandoning the lighter blue shirts that have been part of their uniform since time immemorial, and are going for the more NYPD look of blue-black throughout. The force has an introductory video and some explanations for the change.
denpanosekai 19:33 on 2013/02/04 Permalink
I could swear that’s how I’ve seen them dressed in the metro for at least the past year.
I did spot a glaring error: we don’t actually have foot patrol in this city, so many of these scenes don’t make sense.
Ephraim 19:46 on 2013/02/04 Permalink
Can we get them sponsored by Tim Hortons, Cafe Depot or Second Cup?
Kate 20:06 on 2013/02/04 Permalink
denpanosekai: the metro fare inspectors wear all dark blue, I believe.
Dave M 23:01 on 2013/02/04 Permalink
When I saw someone post a link to this on Facebook: https://twitter.com/SPVM/status/298500262081986560/photo/1
I just kind of assumed it was a parody.. it took me a minute or so to realize that that was the actual SPVM’s twitter feed.
Kate 10:15 on 2013/02/05 Permalink
I know. Terrible font there. For a second I thought it was made out of guns.
Tux 10:17 on 2013/02/05 Permalink
Usually it’s the lame-o security guards that copy the cop uniforms, not the other way around.
Kate 10:26 on 2013/02/05 Permalink
Yep. But here you go – metro security, all dark blue.
One of their arguments is that cops in most places wear the dark blue, so companies that make uniforms offer a wider range of options in that colour. Now don’t tell me you couldn’t get someone in the shmatte trade here to run you up a bunch of light blue shirts at a good price – the cops think the dark colour looks tougher, I think. Too many NYPD cop shows and we have to change to match.
TC 10:31 on 2013/02/05 Permalink
There is also the practical aspect, dark blue does not show the dirt the way light blue does.
Kate 10:35 on 2013/02/05 Permalink
Or the blood!