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Fuck yeah Centurians
Fucking loved that cartoon
Small penis syndrome.
It’s part of their uniform, fastened to their helmets
Edit: apparently they are clip-on, then it's just stupid
Edit 2: Say something -> get corrected -> admit you were wrong and correct your initial comment -> still get downvoted
Why is the lemmy downvote spiral like this ?
Why do they need helmets? Are they a biker department?
Those are on clips so you can remove them when not needed, preventing you from beating the shit out of your NVGs as they tend to be expensive.
Oh man Lemmy will literally just keep downvoting because they saw someone else do it. It's way worse here than even like stack overflow.
I don't know if people just don't read and make their own opinions or if people think everyone here is in their group so any downvoting/dogpiling must be deserved.
Maybe it's just a disgust at anything unfactual even if corrected but boy does it kill conversation that barely exists.
To keep their reptilian brains from slipping out their ear holes.
It’s about more than just the NVGs. It’s their whole everything. These cosplaying fascists think they are literally at war with the world. They don’t Need ANY of what they’re wearing and they shouldn’t be wearing it.
Most cops have some kind of tactical gear kept in the trunk of their car. They don't mess with it for each call they grab and go.
I'd rather have them wear night vision for nothing than spend an extra 10 minutes fucking around in the parking lot to not.
But I do agree with the main point of the post. Clothing plays a part in our psyche. If you dress sharp you'll act sharp. If you dress slopply you'll act sloppy. If you dress like a soldier you'll act like one, and that usually isn't what cops should be doing. Hammers seeing nails and all that.
Dont they have clips for quickly getting them on/off?
They do, but it's cops so it might take them a minute lol. Other than speed taking off the nvgs also fucks with the balance of the helmet. The other stuff on the back acts as a counterweight. Still removable but still I bet they just wanted to grab and go
This. They'd have to pop off the counterweight too, especially if these are bump helmets not ballistic, which tbh 50/50 could be either.
But why only two have ears? I'd rather have ears than nods, honestly! Weird choice.
(It's possible there's just not enough pixels to see the last guy's ears lmao)
Looks older, likely a SGT who just wants to dress up too but his mic is up above his ear.
Oh I see it there, thought that was part of the plane or something lol
Mic pointed up in case Jesus whispers down on comms or something I dunno. Watching these bumblefucks walk around in tactical gear they’ve clearly never worn except in front of a mirror is just embarrassing.
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