cops and tattoos/piercings

[derek33 10+ year member]

Im curious of any of you have friends that are cops and have tattoos and piercings.

i want to get a few more piercings on my face and some tattoos, but i hope to some day become a cop.

do any of you know specific rules of peircings and tattoos for cops? ive always heard no visable tattoos while wearing a short sleeved shirt, and no piercings on duty. do most departments get fussy about piercing holes (not gauges, just holes)

thanks

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[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

ive always heard no visable tattoos while wearing a short sleeved shirt

def. not true

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

Im curious of any of you have friends that are cops and have tattoos and piercings.
i want to get a few more piercings on my face and some tattoos, but i hope to some day become a cop.

do any of you know specific rules of peircings and tattoos for cops? ive always heard no visable tattoos while wearing a short sleeved shirt, and no piercings on duty. do most departments get fussy about piercing holes (not gauges, just holes)

thanks

U would make a good UC cop with all that jazz on.

 

[Phrozt 10+ year member]

U would make a good UC cop with all that jazz on.

That's a pretty valid point actually...

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

def. not true

do you think the rules change per state?

 

[LoudS10Blazer 10+ year member]

Yes they are usually per county rules. I saw a copy the other day pulling people over and he had an half sleeve on his forearm.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

Since it's not a federal thing, I would be almost certain of it...

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

Since it's not a federal thing, I would be almost certain of it...

certain that the rules change per state?

 

[SUB_URBAN 10+ year member]

certain that the rules change per state?

Yes, Try to be an Undercover cop. You get more intense action that way.

 

[Twistid 5,000+ posts]

Yes, Try to be an Undercover cop. You get more intense action that way.

yea on cops the undercovers got those big ass gauge earings + mad tattoo's

locally ive seen cops in uniforms with tattoos going down to their forearm

 

[MikeofTulsa Moderator]

just an fyi, most employers look down upon visible tats.

 

[derek33 10+ year member]

one way i look at it, if i decide to get a tattoo on my forearm, ill just wear the long sleeve uniform year round.

theres still alot of thought going into this.

ive narrowed it down that my first tattoo is going to be something religious. either a small cross, initials WWJD, or a good psalm.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

one way i look at it, if i decide to get a tattoo on my forearm, ill just wear the long sleeve uniform year round.
theres still alot of thought going into this.

ive narrowed it down that my first tattoo is going to be something religious. either a small cross, initials WWJD, or a good psalm.

I was going to try and be a cop, but I have 2 tattoo's on my forearms and I was told I would have to wear a long sleeve shirt all year round, which would really **** in the summer, but hey got to do what you got to do.

 

[zthumper 10+ year member]

I've got a cousin thats a cop and he has a barbed wire tat on his arm. You can see it with his uniform on though.

 

[linvillegorge 10+ year member]

Listen man, if you want to get a tattoo (or tattoos), just get them in an area where they're not visible when you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I know you wanna show off your tats, but you also want to get a job. Many employers don't allow visible tats. It just depends on what you want to go into. But, just know that having visible tats will severely limit your ability to gain employment in many fields.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

Listen man, if you want to get a tattoo (or tattoos), just get them in an area where they're not visible when you're wearing shorts and a t-shirt. I know you wanna show off your tats, but you also want to get a job. Many employers don't allow visible tats. It just depends on what you want to go into. But, just know that having visible tats will severely limit your ability to gain employment in many fields.

Never kept me from getting a job. Have had a couple ones and they just tell me to wear long sleeves, which *****, but hey I actually wear short sleeves now and they dont ever say anything now, cause they know I get the job done.//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[nVRuckus 5,000+ posts]

Im curious of any of you have friends that are cops and have tattoos and piercings.
i want to get a few more piercings on my face and some tattoos, but i hope to some day become a cop.

do any of you know specific rules of peircings and tattoos for cops? ive always heard no visable tattoos while wearing a short sleeved shirt, and no piercings on duty. do most departments get fussy about piercing holes (not gauges, just holes)

thanks

no piercings for uniformed cops but tattoos are ok on arms but not neck or face. atleast with Florida state police, metro dade and miami police.