ICE Agents in Dress Uniform

[MineralMan]

Waffen SS Personnel in Uniform


They're clearly different, so don't pay any attention to people saying that they're similar, OK! They have different hats and the uniforms aren't even the same color. For pete's sake...

[guillaumeb]

1. And the acronyms are completely different.

ICE vs. SS.

[MineralMan]

2. That's right. Our guys have three letters.

And when they demand your papers, they say. "Show me your ID!" instead of "Zeigen Sie mir ihre Papiere!"

There's no similarity at all.

[guillaumeb]

4. And one was concerned with racial purity, and guarding the homeland,

while the other was............................

well, actually doing much the same thing.

[rzemanfl]

3. Please add a poll for "which one looks most heartless?" I will vote #2. n/t

[linuxman]

5. I don't see it.

I mean, they're uniforms. That about it. Pretty superficial.

[Bucky]

12. agreed. This is a BS post

it reminds me of those idiots who post pictures of the old-fashioned Pledge of Allegiance salute, which used to look like a Nazi raised palm salute, but preceded naziism by several decades.

[grantcart]

6. Incorrect on various points.

These are the uniforms for "Border Patrol Color Guard".

There is also a bagpipes and drum corp uniform

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/main.asp?webtag=borderpatrol&nav=start&prettyurl=%2Fborderpatrol&gid=2021699302



There is one Border Patrol Color guard at each large station. They have 3 functions:

1) Inter agency competitions
2) Presentation of the flag at public events when invited (like a professional baseball game)
3) Presentation of Honor to the Fallen at funerals. In Arizona they have had to perform this function three times in the last 6 months.

Most members of the Border Patrol Color guard are made up from veterans who had experience as color guard in the armed services.

edited to add the caption to the photo that was not part of the OP:

Border Patrol Honor Guard


051415: Washington, DC: The 13th Annual Steve Young Honor Guard Competition took place this year featured Border Patrol, the Office of Field Operations, and the Office of Air and Marine. The competition is part of Police Week.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cbpphotos/17825448022

[packman]

7. No similarities - In fact, the Nazi's faces look more pleasant

more stoic, kinder - Those ICE troopers look grim, scowling, lips turned down and determined to kick someone's ass

[grantcart]

9. The Border Patrol Color Guard is serious about the competition they were in

when the picture was taken.

They practice the "solemn" look because the most often time that the Color Guard is used is during funerals for Border Patrol Agents, three have died in Arizona in the last few months.

Not ICE and not "dress uniforms".

[Lurks Often]

8. Gee ICE dress uniforms look much like state police dress uniforms from across the country.

[JHB]

10. Usually like your posts, MM, but this is the type that undermines the others...

If you're going to make this stretch, you're clearly in "Taking potshots without knowing what I'm talking about" territory.

There are plenty of American uniforms that have more features in common with the SS uniform than the ICE you show, which others have disputed that it's even actually their "dress uniform". Not because of a connection with the SS, mind you, just because of common uniform themes.

Is everyone who wore a uniform to be equated with the SS, MM?

My suggestion is to chalk this one up as a brain fart that seemed clever at the time, but less so upon rereading, and delete the OP.

[Bucky]

11. sorry, that's a bunch of baloney

The ICE uniforms are clearly a ranger type cut found in North American history. Similar to US Park Rangers, several state highway patrol styles, and those used by the Canadian Mounties.

ICE is doing terrible things. Fashion will give you no useful insights into their policy errors.

[jmg257]

13. Kind of a catchy look...

Clackamas Country, Oregon Sheriff

[fescuerescue]

14. Uniforms generally look somewhat

uniform.

I don't think these are new either. Pretty sure it's the same one they've worn for the last decade or so.

[jmowreader]

15. Except that they're green, I thought they looked a bit like Canadian Mounties