Concord NC LEO

[rugerfan.64]

I know there are a few people on here from NC. Today I stopped at a Hess store here in Concord. One police officer stood out. Nothing he did as far as I could tell he was professional in his duties. But,I noticed him wearing his cap backwards. I dont know if he was trying to be cool or make an impression to someone or exactly what he was doing,and I also know that this is a small thing. When I was in the Army the only one allowed to wear a cover backwards was a survey instrument operator. For anyone else it was a major ass chewing. I was just wondering,this is for all you LEO's that may read this,is there not a uniform code in place that states how and what manner uniform items may be worn? This is indeed a very small thing,but shouldn't our law enforcement officers look professional at all times on duty? This represents the city of Concord badly,a city that so far I have enjoyed working in. Except for all the traffic during race events.

[Booga]

Do you think this is a cop trying to appeal to the local scum? Perhaps wearing the cap backward helps him when he talks to the riff-raff and gets confessions.

To me, it lowers my respect for the officer, but maybe it helps when dealing with the lowest of the low.

[Glockster20]

As an LEO you are representing the agency and the community you serve. Unless working under cover, the uniform and appearance should be "spit & polish". No exceptions! Professionalism, command presence, courtesy and respect! For a professional to wear a cover (or any other part of the uniform) other than the way it was meant to be worn gives a bad impression. In so many ways! My agency had standards and policies regarding officer appearance. Wearing a cap backwards isn't policy.

[PascalFleischman]

I thought Concord was in "God's Country". I wasn't aware of a large local thug population.