1. Military-style drop-holster
2. Vest on outside of smock
3. Stabber on outside of vest
4. Shaved head
Here is the geardo acquisition/use danger vortex:
1. We'll get it for JUST IN CASE
2. Hey we have this exotic thing just SITTING AROUND --why not put it to USE..?
So things go around like that in a circle about 100 times --pretty soon you have an occupied city with the cops very proud they don't know any of the people they "are protecting".
Equipment is driving patrol choices and no adults are in charge.
In a sick way many cops are secretly thrilled by public revulsion of their high-speed gear --it authenticates their "cop experience".
There are many good, intelligent citizens who could act as street sources, but see this evolution and then decide to simply sit on their hands. And on their information.
AH! I missed one device:
The black rectangular box covering the sternum portion of his vest is an EVIDENCE VIDEO CAMERA.
Fine —it prevents false allegations against the officer. Great.
WHY then do cops almost automatically arrest those filming THEM...?
And WHY does he even have the option of turning OFF his camera? I mean —to quote cops— he has nothing to hide, right?
Where's his sunglasses? ;-)
Outer vest carriers are way more comfy and allow you to take gear off the belt and put it in your torso which saves your back for retirement.
I personally do not like droplet holsters at all....in some circumstances they are necessary however....but I hate em myself.
Shaved head? Not for me....no man should want to shave his head if he can have hair. However....lots of the kids nowadays are doing jiu Jistsu and any amount of hair that is long enough to grab is problematicf he makes you wrastle him.
Knife? I hate extra gear onboard (see back health comment above) but others like it.
I agree on some of your gear views as it applies to people loving new toys. I prefer scaled down equipment.....duty gun backup gun two spare mags and two sets of cuffs.
I refuse to relent on loving an outer vest carrier.....I want my back healthy for golf and broads when I retire.
Location of dept. Should not be discounted as I think this fella is in CA and the outer vest carrier is nice in a hot climate.