Over the humid holiday weekend, an officer was invited into an air-conditioned place where I was, and I noticed that, while the rest of us are advised to wear light-colored clothing, he was in a black, thick-looking shirt with a collar on his neck, matching pants and shoes that looked as if they would be more appropriate for dress wear than for running/chasing.
LETTER: Police officers deserve more functional uniforms
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 | 5:28 p.m. CDT;
updated 11:13 a.m. CDT, Thursday, June 16, 2011
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