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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
Fair enough.
There is some debate about moving to those vests in the 'bottom' pic of your post. The Duty Belt is showing to not only hold stuff in a "not very good" manner, but to also promote poor posture and contribute to back pain, as well as be a PITA getting in and out of a cruiser.
So there is some thought to move to the 'vest belt' as it combines both the duty vest (though I'm given to understand it's a weaker version, being a compromise) and the duty belt, hanging stuff off your shoulders and sides in an easy to reach manner, instead of on a belt.
The vest then could be painted in a high vis manner, which would then turn the cop into your top picture. Could be moving that way "someday."
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If you look at the guy on the far right of the first picture I posted, that's the kind of uniform I'd like to see for our non-tactical beat cops. His high-vis vest appears to carry lots of gear in an easily-supported manner, in contrast to the old-style belts which cause ergonomic issues as you noted. At least to me, it looks both functional for the officer and non-intimidating to the citizenry.