could not be covered with clothing. The Met said Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe was requiring those officers to make a formal written declaration to their line manager about these tattoos by November 12 or face disciplinary action.
A written declaration? Why not a photo? And in my day, if you were good at rugby you'd get in regardless!
STOP PRESS STOP PRESS:
Makes you wonder what the Church of England might prefer, a tattooed male Bishop or an un-inked female one? Just saying...
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The Metropolitan Police has announced that any officers who have tattoos on their face, neck, above the collar or hands must declare them to their line managers or face misconduct proceedings. The force said it was aware there were officers with prohibited “visible tattoos” that
could not be covered with clothing.
Sounds like bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo which seems to be everywhere these days.
Wonder what they'd do if you had a visible tattoo that you didn't declare.
Tattoo? What tattoo?
What about those of us who are too sensitive to declare ours? (Faded with age!!!)
Tattoos used to be an emblem of membership to a gang of some sort and thus caused the 'general public' some disquiet or fear, as probably intended.
Nowadays, and probably ad infinitum, a tattoo is simply a fashion statement and has lost its threatening impact.
I don't like 'em, personally but could care less. I'd say the Met were out of step with the 21st Century in this regard. What the Met will do with those who declare a tattoo is not mentioned. Declaring something that clearly visible is pretty stupid; "Oh my gosh, you mean I've got a tattoo on my neck? I never knew. Should I declare I've got two thumbs and eight fingers just in case?".
I'd draw the line with nose rings, though..
I have none that I am aware of or can see. There were parts of me that I never knew existed until I took up Pilates, but now I can talk AT my arse as well as out of it :-/
Dickiebo: We used to sing a song in the cadet camps about a tattooed lady....can't remember all the words but the penultimate line had a rhyme involving Al Jolson, fanny and mammee!
Have they been taken over by the Disney corporation?. I hear their employees can't have tattoos even hidden ones.
Seems silly to worry about a tattoo if someone is fully capable of doing their job. You wouldn't think it would be a safety hazard like a facial piercing might be.
My tattoos are done with invisible ink.
Troubairitz: It's not for me (but one never knows) but I do like nice artwork
Conan: Glad to see you drop by. I heard of your period of resting. Re the invisible ink, I thought I'd heard that one in a Irish joke once!
Found the lyrics (well the ones I'm prepared to paste here) from that old song from police cadet corps camps:
One night in gay Par-ee,
I paid five francs to see
A big fat French lady,
Tattooed from head to knee.
And on her jaw
Was a British man-of-war,
And on her back was a Union Jack,
So I paid five francs more,
And running up and down her spine
Was the Bangkok Hash in line,
And on her lily-white bum
Was a picture of the rising sun,
And on her fanny
Was Al Jolson singing Mammy,
How I loves her, how I loves her,
How I loves my mother-in-law.
Another way to thin out the ranks.But personally I hate tattoos.
Hi Jaded. Thanks for dropping in. You're always welcome, inked or otherwise :) I'm not a daily ranter but I'll try to have something of interest on the back burner when I can manage it.
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