What do Police Officers wish they had two of?

[TimTom]

I was due to attend a police reunion event but it’s obviously been cancelled. So we had a fun online Q&A instead. Lots of amusing questions but here’s one that had a surprising answer...

When out on duty, which item(s) of clothing did you wish you’d had two of? A spare one or pair that you could just click your fingers and change into?

Any ideas what topped the list?

 

[Hades]

A handkerchief because the popo are always sticking their noses into things.

 

[Thekwango]

Socks or kecks.

 

[Brizzles]

probably underwear or socks

 

[Dis86]

Probably trousers, my dad was always tearing his on fences!

 

[TimTom]

Probably trousers, my dad was always tearing his on fences!

He wasn’t alone there!

 

[StoutMeister]

Helmets

 

[Minibiker]

....

 

[chaparral]

Any ideas what topped the list?

Shorts (on a sunny day like today)

 

[builder22]

balaclavas

 

[Angilion]

Based on most of what I've seen of police, it would be fishnet stockings. Although there's a possibility that porn is not a reliable and accurate source regarding clothing worn by the police

For a serious answer, my guess would be socks.

 

[Minibiker]

Based on most of what I've seen of police, it would be fishnet stockings. Although there's a possibility that porn is not a reliable and accurate source regarding clothing worn by the police

For a serious answer, my guess would be socks.

Ohhh ahh, your into the whole role play thing like Rodney trotter

 

[Tek81]

Stab proof vest

 

[arknor]

two **** on their head instead of one?

 

[TimTom]

Stab proof vest

I think that would rightly and understandably be the response from an officer today, sad to say.

 

[mmj_uk]

I've gave it a lot of thought and I would probably go with Dis86 and say trousers, although when I picture your typical police officer today chasing people beyond making a token effort, let alone jumping fences I have my doubts. It's probably something like shirts because when I watch police documentaries they seem to spend lot of time babysitting drunkards on a night out.

 

[peterwalkley]

I'd guess a spare shirt.

 

[Angilion]

Stab proof vest

Why would someone want two stab proof vests?

The question was explicitly about stuff you had one of and would like to have a spare one available for immediate changing at all times:

[..]When out on duty, which item(s) of clothing did you wish you’d had two of? A spare one or pair that you could just click your fingers and change into? [..]

 

[Dyson]

Gloves!

 

[TimTom]

Gloves!

You got it!

Nowadays, of course, it's disposable gloves but go back a few years and officers wore the same gloves throughout a shift. Some of the things you had to deal with were disgusting and the gloves were just wiped... yuk!

Socks were a close second ... (Quote) “wearing a pair of damp socks inside your boots for the rest of your shift was unpleasant in the extreme”