If you tape over your badge number, you are impersonating an officer of the law.

[PurgedVoter]

Even if you were an officer and employed as one, the moment you tape over your badge, you have shown your duty as a sham. Any officer who has taped over their badge should be immediately arrested and fired. A night in jail at the minimum. Give them a record. This is abuse of power and shows a willingness and knowledge in a plan to be involved in an abuse of power.

No officer with tape over their badge is a legitimate officer of the law.

[Raster]

1. Hear! Hear!

[Foolacious]

2. It also means that you forfeit any special protections you might have enjoyed. N/T

[SheltieLover]

3. This!👆

[AllaN01Bear]

4. ding

[forgotmylogin]

5. Just like citizens cannot obscure their car license plate. n/t

[RockRaven]

6. An officer not displaying their badge number should have the legal status of a civilian.

Assault, attempted murder, kidnapping, vandalism, mayhem -- they should have their actions evaluated by civilian standards, not the standards which apply to on-duty law enforcement.

[Cosmocat]

7. I would be amazed if this is not a serious violation

has to be something that is against regulations.

[erronis]

8. Is this somewhat similar to a non-LEO who presents himself as such to exert authority?

I think so.

Lots of cases of nut jobs using fake lights, ID, etc. in order to terrorize innocent people.

The police usually get upset if someone pretends to be one of their special group. Do they get upset if one of their group decides to go "incognito"? (Probably not is my guess.)

[leftieNanner]

9. Several Years ago

My husband worked as a consultant for a Bay Area Police Department. They did double blind personality testing of 50 cops and 50 prisoners.

When they evaluated the results, you couldn't tell any difference.

So the only difference between a cop and a criminal is the badge and the uniform.