![]() One survey investigated the attitudes of the public. ![]() ![]() There is so much confusion that, in 2016, the Police Federation* commissioned two complementary surveys to help to achieve a clear, sensible policy, which would reflect contemporary attitudes to professionalism. Home Office guidelines on recruitment and eligibility exist, but the 43 Forces interpret them differently. He’s echoing the uncertainty of real police life. In Mike’s fictional Force, TTW, all designs must be coverable, but he isn’t sure about the rules elsewhere. I’ve explored the significance of the design before ( The Infinity Heart Symbol and Polyamory ) but this post focuses on the confusing guidance given by the Home Office to Forces in England and Wales regarding their tattooed officers. Here it is, part of the cover of Badge of Loyalty. Raith’s can’t: he has a tattoo on his neck. Mike’s can be concealed by clothing, though. But Mike Angells, another of the foursome, is a CID inspector in the imaginary North East England constabulary, Tees, Tyne and Wear, and Mike has tattoos too. ![]() Not even if he were offered an unlimited supply of the chilli flakes he adds to everything he eats. ![]() Raith Balan, artist, ceramist, one quarter of a fictional gay quad and by far the most heavily tattooed of the four men, wouldn’t want to join the police. ![]()
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