New to me. Colt Official Police from 1936.

[Jcordell]

Actually there are times (like the 15th hour of my 12 hour shift) when the Sam Brown design looks pretty good. Mostly I can see the usefulness of that suspender. The belts get pretty heavy after awhile. A few years ago I swtiched from a leather belt to an Uncle Mike's synthetic patrol belt. The lighter weight was nice, but the belt just didn't last. So now I'm back to the classic Safariland equipment belt. A little heavier and stiffer, but tougher as well.

Thankfully I've lost a bunch of weight over the past couple of years. Makes wearing all the equipment a little easier - a little.

Anyway the old Sam Browne design actually looks pretty sharp. It might be old fashioned, but it looks good. Looking good is a major part of being a uniformed officer I've discovered over the years. For example (returning to my weight), since losing my weight, I find suspects are less lippy with me. Instead of calling me a "fat ass" and a "fat fucker" and (my favorite) "fat bald fucker" they now say things like "you're not fair", " I don't like you", "you're a jerk cop", and "Go fuck yourself".

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by Jcordell

Actually there are times (like the 15th hour of my 12 hour shift) when the Sam Brown design looks pretty good. Mostly I can see the usefulness of that suspender. The belts get pretty heavy after awhile. A few years ago I swtiched from a leather belt to an Uncle Mike's synthetic patrol belt. The lighter weight was nice, but the belt just didn't last. So now I'm back to the classic Safariland equipment belt. A little heavier and stiffer, but tougher as well.

Thankfully I've lost a bunch of weight over the past couple of years. Makes wearing all the equipment a little easier - a little.

Anyway the old Sam Browne design actually looks pretty sharp. It might be old fashioned, but it looks good. Looking good is a major part of being a uniformed officer I've discovered over the years. For example (returning to my weight), since losing my weight, I find suspects are less lippy with me. Instead of calling me a "fat ass" and a "fat fucker" and (my favorite) "fat bald fucker" they now say things like "you're not fair", " I don't like you", "you're a jerk cop", and "Go fuck yourself".

Have "pig" or other pork-related insults fallen out of the law-breakers' vernacular?

[funkychinaman]

My favorite piece of Sam Browne lore: The Sam Browne belt came to be because THE Sam Browne had lost his left arm and needed a way to stabilize his sword.

[Jcordell]

Once in awhile you hear Pig, but it's just not as stylish as it used to be. I must confess that one night I spun up a suspect who kept calling me pig. I finally arrested her (for battery and public intoxication) and then just oinked at her everytime she wanted to talk to me. Oh my God she got pissed. The staff at the jail weren't real gentle with her because she was out of control by the time I got her to them. She spent the night in solitary until she had sobered up and calmed down.Got charged with Battery on Jail Officers which is a felony. It was fun.

I apologized to them, but they just laughed.

[Jcordell]

I did have a suspect once tell me "Why don't you make like your hairline and vanish?" That was funny. I even put it in my report, said the suspect was pretty hostile, but also accurate since I am balding and the prosecutor loved it. So sometimes the insults can be pretty funny and actaully work in my favor.

[SPEMack618]

Cordell, your stories made my day.

I guess now you could be "lean bacon" type of pig.

[Jcordell]

Originally Posted by SPEMack618

Cordell, your stories made my day.

I guess now you could be "lean bacon" type of pig.

Glad you enjoyed them. Stuff like that you can't make up.