RARA-AVIS: Re: Arresting behavior
Mark Sullivan (ANONYMEINC@webtv.net)
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 11:37:11 -0400 (EDT)
I had a brief conversation yesterday with a drug enforcement
agent. He
was wearing a polo shirt with an embroidered badge where the
alligator
sometimes goes. I jokingly asked if he wears that when he
goes
undercover. He chuckled and replied I'd be surprised what they
wore. He
told me that he knew an agent who bought drugs while wearing a
Hawaii
Police Department hat. He said the seller was not the brightest
offender
they ever busted. He went on to say that he and fellow agents
had an
informal contest to see what they could get away with wearing.
I said
that they could probably get away with wearing one of those
jackets with
FBI or DEA in huge letters on the back, that it would probably
be taken
as an amusingly ironic fashion statement in certain circles. No
one had
tested it, but he didn't doubt the theory. I guess it all
depends how
you accessorize.
Mark
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