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KingBob Donating Member (47 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-16-11 01:00 PM
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Jus' askin' 
Are the NYPD white shirts the new Nazi SS?
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-16-11 01:10 PM
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1. According to Wiki they are lieutenants and above.
Title Insignia Uniform Shirt Color
Chief of Department
4 Gold Stars.svg
White

Bureau Chief
3 Gold Stars.svg
White

Assistant Chief
2 Gold Stars.svg
White

Deputy Chief
1 Gold Star.svg
White

Inspector
Colonel Gold.png
White

Deputy Inspector
US-O4 insignia.svg
White

Captain
Captain insignia gold.svg
White

Lieutenant
US-OF1B.svg
White

Sergeant
NYPD Sergeant Stripes.svg
Dark Blue

Detective First Grade
Blank.jpg
Dark Blue

Detective Second Grade
Blank.jpg
Dark Blue

Detective Third Grade
Blank.jpg
Dark Blue

Police Officer
Blank.jpg
Dark Blue
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timtom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-16-11 01:38 PM
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2. I'm guessing that their rank
according to the above delineation is a function of their achieved level of brutality.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-16-11 01:55 PM
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3. I suspect it puts pressure on them to be a "good example" to the troops
Wanting to please your boss is one of those characteristics present in the ambitious.
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flobee1 Donating Member (515 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-16-11 02:23 PM
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4. The SS of the 1%
The blueshirts are in the same boat as the rest of us!
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