Cops and Kilts

[toadinakilt]

So I was in an Arby's on Saturday, and this policeman asks me out of the blue, "Hey, is that one of those Utililkilts?" It was my Stillwater, so I told him so, and asked if he went kilted.

"No, not my style. But I was at DragonCon a few weeks ago...yeah, I'm a nerd, I love all that stuff...and all these people were wearing them. I was like, what the heck are those?"

I thought it was cool. Oh, and the guy at the register was impressed too, although he likewise didn't see himself in a kilt. Oh well, if they don't wear them, at least they like them.

Don't some of our nations finest post on this forum? Who on here is a policeman? And a question...do you ever wear a kilt on duty? Like, if it was a black UK, would it be acceptable? How cool would it be to see somebody being pulled over by a kilted man...fairly intimidating if I was the one being pulled over

[bubba]

I doubt a cop would be allowed to wear a kilt on duty given that he might be called upon to chase someone through back yards and over fences or other strenuous activity that might be less than dignified.

[auld argonian]

You want cops in kilts?

http://copsinkilts.com/gallery/album01/IMG_6031

Welcome to Chicago, Mr. Bond.

...though I doubt that any of them would wear them on duty...hard enough to get the bike cops into shorts.

My family and I were in the Field Museum here in Chicago one day when one of the "mini-bands" from the Emerald Society showed up to do a set for an ethnic music series. The Great Hall of the Field is a huge vaulted space filled with stuffed elephants, Sue the T-Rex and a hell of a lot of wacky stuff...and the acoustics are amazing. I have to think that a lot of people got converted to bagpipe lovers right then and there.

best

auld argonian

[Alan H]

There are at least two policement that participate in this forum, but I'll let them identify themselves....

[KiltedBishop]

My brother is a cop, not kilted. From what I gathered from him the uniform doesn't allow for something like that, except in terms of "dress" uniform where the kilt is part of it, ie pipe bands. Even plain clothes detectives are usually restricted in what attire they can wear. I would guess the only cops who could pull off being kilted would be undercover...

[davedove]

My brother is a cop, not kilted. From what I gathered from him the uniform doesn't allow for something like that, except in terms of "dress" uniform where the kilt is part of it, ie pipe bands. Even plain clothes detectives are usually restricted in what attire they can wear. I would guess the only cops who could pull off being kilted would be undercover...

Even then, it would have to be undercover into some group where kilt wearing was the norm. When you're undercover, it defeats the purpose to stand out too much.

[Verlyn]

That reminds me. At the Celtic Fling a couple of years ago, the Kilted judge of the games was a senior DC cop. This guy was about 6'6" and easily 325. One of the awards given out was a reproduction Claymore and he quipped he always wished he could pull someone over while kilted and wearing the claymore. The crowd went nuts envisioning that traffic stop!

[Archangel]

I was told by one of our OPP, (translation: sort of state trooper) that he could wear a kilt in uniform under certain conditions. This was at the Fergus games. In Ontario, it's not unusual to see police in kilts while covering Highland Games and the area on that weekend.

[Sindarius]

*Raises hand* Police Officer here. As much as I love wearing kilts I've got to admit they would not be very practical for regular duty attire. Uniform regulations at my agency do not permit such a choice even if they were more practical. I will say this though. Being bifurcated five nights a week sure makes me appreciate the "freedom" I can enjoy when I do wear a Kilt.

[jfellrath]

I had two police officers in two days ask me about my kilts... one was at a grocery store, and the other was when I was out walking the dog. Both of them were trying out for the Columbus Police and Fire Pipe Band and wanted kilts for themselves... sort of fun! Though it is unnerving to have the police pull up next to you when you're not expecting it...