Originally Posted by
halls120
Even undercover cops put on windbreakers that say "FBI" or "Police" if they expect to interact with the public in an enforcement capacity. Sending poorly outfitted officers on board an airplane was stupid.
agreed. having officers in street clothes in an environment like an airport (where you have international pax, people who are unfamiliar with what a star on a baseball cap may mean), unless on some sort of undercover assignment, is stupid. even if they're in BDUs, that's better than jeans.
particularly in this day of social media video. if they had POLICE windbreakers on, the heat on UA would have been reduced substantially. the entire event may have been framed as one of police brutality instead of a UA issue.