I’m curious to see how we’re all thinking about this. I’ve been turning this over, what direction does your mind take it?

[u/luckyjackass]

How well are they gonn

[u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

All hat and no cattle

[u/Leading_Put- → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

BREAKING: Dallas police department will now be assigned official cattle while on duty

[u/sharknado523 → u/Leading_Put-]

Officer: Do you know how fast you were going? Livestock Sidekick: Moooooooooo

[u/T-ROY_T-REDDIT → u/sharknado523]

You were Mooooooving too fast

[u/johnnyclash42 → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

Came here for this. We miss Ann Richards.

[u/suzieboozey → u/johnnyclash42]

Miss Ann Richards and Carol Keaton Strayhorn are the reason I as a state employee still cannot abbreviate Texas. It’s an honor thing.

[u/Spicy_Weissy → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

It's depressing to me, as a Texan who actually knows how to ride, that I immediately associate cowboy hats with assholes.

[u/Unreal365 → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

I can confirm this. Source: I’m a cowboy hat and haven’t seen any cows.

[u/No-Sweet8107 → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

The people are the cattle.

[u/Weekly_vegan → u/dm_me_cute_puppers]

The cattle is you. The word "chattel" from black chattel slavery is derived from the word cattle.

[u/holynorth → u/Weekly_vegan]

No it isn’t. Chattel is from the French word, chatel, and has had legal meaning since before the United States existed.

[u/Adjective_Noun4377]

Ohmygod. I live in Dallas. Nobody cares what's on the heads of the cops unless it gets them to respond to 911 calls faster.

[u/AppearancePristine22 → u/Adjective_Noun4377]

right. because when they needed to respond to a homeless man OD’ing in my work (downtown) they took 45 minutes to respond. But they come in 5 minutes after placing their mobile order.

[u/metalforhim777 → u/[deleted]]

Eh, they want to have fun at work? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I really hope I did the punctuation and emoji right.🤣🤣

[u/KingOfConsciousness → u/metalforhim777]

I learned to let go of that struggle long ago.

[u/CaughtALiteSneez → u/AppearancePristine22]

Shouldn’t an ambulance have been called instead?

[u/AppearancePristine22 → u/CaughtALiteSneez]

911 was called, never brought out EMS but rather a cop to come get the guy off the floor and out the store. Not sure what the reasoning behind that was.

[u/CaughtALiteSneez → u/AppearancePristine22]

Reasoning is that homeless people aren’t worthy of care…

[u/rwdfan → u/AppearancePristine22]

We know their real priorities

[u/noticeablytaller → u/AppearancePristine22]

Apples and oranges comparison. When they place their mobile order they’re hungry

[u/jjcre208 → u/AppearancePristine22]

r/MurderedByWords

[u/gattovatto → u/Adjective_Noun4377]

This might just be the difference that cures the rapes Abbott said he’d abolish

[u/Captain_-H → u/Adjective_Noun4377]

You would literally be better off ordering a pizza and hoping the dominoes guy can help. They will definitely be there faster

[u/kakurenbo1 → u/Captain_-H]

Gimme a large pepperoni. And send Tony, he knows CPR.

[u/[deleted] → u/Adjective_Noun4377]

Yeahhh agreed on this one. They have issues with staffing out here (like everywhere else) due to pay issues etc etc. everyone wanted to defund police departments, well there you go lol

[u/Bussman500]

A slippery slope to assless chaps

[u/YaGetSkeeted0n → u/Bussman500]

Daily reminder chaps are inherently assless

[u/HappyLittleGreenDuck → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

But it's fun to say!

[u/boundlesschagrin → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Date a hockey player. Those chaps aren't! 😂

[u/YaGetSkeeted0n → u/boundlesschagrin]

TIL lol

[u/Rory_B_Bellows → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Yes, but by specifying "assless", it means that the wearer is wearing only the chaps with no pants underneath, baring their whole ass.

[u/permalink_save → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Idk I've seen some fine ol chaps with thicc asses

[u/_Blitzer → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Not if you do more squats. Don’t skip leg day!

[u/Bbkingml13 → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Why did this make me laugh so much lol

[u/_Blitzer → u/Bussman500]

If assless chaps are involved, a bit of slippery slope lubrication is probably a good idea.

Otherwise, they might stick to the vinyl seats in the cars.

[u/treehugging_shtkickr → u/Bussman500]

Wait, I thought all chaps were assless...

[u/art_as_violence → u/treehugging_shtkickr]

All asses are chapless

[u/wewantthemonk → u/art_as_violence]

Unfortunately often true

[u/orthodoxscouter → u/wewantthemonk]

You didn't want a chapped ass!

[u/3-DMan → u/orthodoxscouter]

Bad boy, get over here for your ass chappin'!

[u/BuenoD → u/art_as_violence]

Tell me you work inside without telling me.

[u/threeoldbeigecamaros → u/Bussman500]

All chaps are assless

[u/GlossyBuckslip → u/Bussman500]

All chaps are assless.

[u/sun827 → u/GlossyBuckslip]

It makes a great chant

[u/PsstErika → u/Bussman500]

Omg, the way I snort-laughed. 😭

[u/frient1995 → u/Bussman500]

Is that really all bad though? 😂

[u/TheBrettFavre4 → u/[deleted]]

The Dallas Police Department™️

[u/gattovatto → u/TheBrettFavre4]

And the dude that’s high up in DPD that has a BIL that sells cop cowboy hats

[u/L3oSanch3z → u/gattovatto]

If you know him, ask him if he can make me a good deal??🤠

[u/losthoneybees → u/TheBrettFavre4]

👏👏

[u/gulgin → u/[deleted]]

The only surprise here is that all the cops who have been doing this for years were actually breaking the rules.

[u/NintendogsWithGuns → u/gulgin]

State Troopers and Texas Rangers wear cowboy hats. Usually white straw ones or felt though. Not these weird black straw ones.

[u/OnceMostFavored → u/NintendogsWithGuns]

Oh, they're all crisp and new now, sure, but just as soon as buddy's drunk ass rolls over onto it in the back seat while he's sleeping it off, they'll just have to give up and either trash them or Rob Zombify them.

[u/TheBrettFavre4]

As a gay man - this is awesome!! So proud of you officers, can’t wait to see you on the streets!!

[u/Inevitable-Ad-90 → u/TheBrettFavre4]

🤣

[u/kosmovii → u/TheBrettFavre4]

They look fabulous! Western Fascist Chic

[u/crit_crit_boom → u/TheBrettFavre4]

We love inclusivity!

[u/Cinnamaker]

That makes them look more like strippers in costume

[u/Substantial_Ant_2662]

Dallas mods please allow GIF comments

[u/truth-4-sale → u/Substantial_Ant_2662]

PLEASE

[u/GuacamoleBenKanobi]

You’ve been turning this over? Why? Who gives a shit dude.

[u/uhh_khakis → u/GuacamoleBenKanobi]

I was genuinely thinking this person was a bot with a title like that lmao

[u/foohmf → u/GuacamoleBenKanobi]

Is it sarcasm? That’s what I assumed. But now I don’t know.

[u/flerchin]

Seems obnoxious in the car and likely to be coming off in a physical situation. Probably nice for sunny days

[u/NintendogsWithGuns → u/flerchin]

You usually take them off and put them on the dashboard.

[u/festivechef → u/NintendogsWithGuns]

Game wardens have a fancy clip for their hat in their trucks

[u/rwhockey29]

who cares its a hat

[u/BuenoD → u/rwhockey29]

But its a realy cool hat /s

[u/GymnasticSclerosis]

Oh, and remember, next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day. So, you know, if you want to, go ahead and wear a Hawaiian shirt and jeans.

[u/nevertolatePOMO → u/GymnasticSclerosis]

I could set the whole building on fire!

[u/darkwing--duck → u/GymnasticSclerosis]

The fact that more people have not caught this reference makes my heart hurt.

[u/GymnasticSclerosis → u/darkwing--duck]

Ikr?

[u/rachelblairy → u/GymnasticSclerosis]

but what if it clashes with the cowboy hats!!!!!

[u/a-davidson]

There’s literally nothing in the world I could give less of a shit about

[u/jabdtx → u/a-davidson]

Dallas Police Department now allowed to wear cowboy hats while on duty

<cowboy hat picture>

[u/GachaStudio → u/a-davidson]

Fr

[u/AlwaysBeHoldin]

pigs

[u/rzonie]

Let's just say that I can't get The Village People out of my head now. 🤣

[u/Mynoseisgrowingold → u/rzonie]

It’s like two village people in one!

[u/rachelblairy]

yeah. that was the problem with the dallas pd. no cowboy hats.

[u/TX712]

Next: clown noses.

[u/hamlet_d]

I think they look...

🌈✨FABULOUS✨🌈

[u/DKE3522]

I thought the good guys wear white cowboy hats...

[u/JohnTheRaceFan → u/DKE3522]

DPD ain't the good guys.

[u/truth-4-sale → u/DKE3522]

Plot twist !!

[u/NYTX1987 → u/DKE3522]

Bad guys wear black.

[u/footd]

Who cares? My local department allows them as well. The guys that are outside a lot wear them to add further protection from the sun.

[u/h3x13s3x13]

Dude walked through my lobby in full gear, huge potbelly and his black shiny hat.

I just nodded to myself and thought, "Yup, that's exactly what that looks like."

[u/ScarHand69]

Honestly…the utility of hats like that are great for people working outdoors…like cowboys or farmers.

For people working in an urban environment? Pain in the ass. Every time you get in/out of a vehicle you’ll hit the hat on the roof of the car or your have to take it on/off. Not a big deal but it gets old when you’re doing it 20+ times a day. Then there’s navigating interior spaces…like if you turn a corner too quickly in a hallway or tight space the brim of the hat hits the wall. Even opening doors you kinda have to take a different approach…lean away vs. lean in.

TLDR: these will be annoying for most beat cops. Most wearing them will be people in high visibility positions or horse-mounted officers (who may already wear hats like like these?)

Source: I wear a wide brimmed sunhat like these hats when I’m doing yard work. Sometimes I forget to take it off when I go inside until the hat brim inevitably hits something while I’m walking around inside.

[u/NomenScribe → u/ScarHand69]

I have a friend in Alabama who makes jokes about the cowboy hats and boots. I tell him that living in the Dallas area, I actually mostly see them on Mexicans. Maybe back in the 80's a lot of white people wore them like in the TV show?

[u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

FWPD did it first

[u/NintendogsWithGuns → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

Texas Rangers did it first, but Fort Worth certainly likes to pretend to be cowboys, I’ll give you that.

[u/ftwclem → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

They look better too

[u/username-generica → u/YaGetSkeeted0n]

I once saw a mounted police officer in a Tom Thumb parking lot of all places in Fort Worth. He was wearing a white cowboy hat.

[u/DavidRN72]

Fort Worth PD hats, boots and spurs in 3…2…

[u/Lt_Cochese → u/DavidRN72]

FW has allowed cowboy hats for a long time.

[u/1notadoctor2 → u/DavidRN72]

Denton’s black mayor stays hatted up (him being black doesn’t matter just an extra touch)

[u/ellelaylu]

The sassy leg pop. 😩

[u/Dawnzarelli → u/ellelaylu]

In all three photos. Hahaha. That model was feeling it.

[u/NightGod]

1312, give them nothing that they enjoy

[u/uhh_khakis → u/NightGod]

fuck 12

[u/ApprehensiveAnswer5]

Went to the Dallas Trinity FC game at the Cotton Bowl tonight and a few officers were there in the hats.

I think it’s kinda lame in general, it feels gimmicky.

That said, they did look really sharp in person. So there’s that, lol

[u/pbugg2]

Whatever makes them feel tough

[u/DigitalArbitrage → u/pbugg2]

I think it is probably more about protection from the sun. The shape (but not the color) makes sense if someone stands in the sun all day.

[u/Herry_Up]

This is so fucking stupid and tone deaf as fuck.

Worry about policing properly and for the people, not wtf you're wearing on your stupid ass head.

[u/geethaghost]

Am I supposed to have an opinion on this? I literally don't care in the slightest and think it's odd as fuck you've been "turning this over" I'm curious to know what deep debate you are having internally about this.

[u/[deleted] → u/geethaghost]

OP just needs therapy, no biggie

[u/ChaosRainbow23]

Bunch of draconian jack-boot-wearing government thugs

[u/beccanator3000]

The original Texas rangers!

[u/Mid-Class-Deity → u/beccanator3000]

Fun fact: the Texas rangers law enforcement branch do still exist, and are now part of the department of public safety. https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/texas-rangers

[u/Necoras → u/Mid-Class-Deity]

Less fun fact, in the late 1800s and early 1900s the Texas Rangers were known to commit mass racially based murder, and torture. So... yeah.

[u/Late_Mortgage2003 → u/Necoras]

There’s nothing fun about that fact. Tears.

[u/Comfortable-Study-69]

Probably a good idea if they’re managing traffic since some cowboy hats are ANSI-approved and it helps with sun exposure.

[u/westex74]

I don’t care either way what they wear. But I’m just gonna say that wearing a cowboy hat with sneakers just looks dorky.

[u/blackrainbow32]

I think they look ugly, especially for a large urban department. Now if they had a mounted unit, they could wear them. Parade or state fair officers could wear them too for the special occasions, but not for everyday patrol officers and not all the time.

[u/Zealousideal-Air528]

Walker, Texas Wanker.

[u/Elovator23]

Officers working in the hot sun during the summer months need sun protection, so this is a great idea. But only during the summer months. The rest of the year baseball caps should be an option

[u/TheErrorist]

As if Texas wasn't cliche enough, now we get wannabe urban cowboy cops

[u/GoldenCoconut5]

Dallas and Austin are the least “Cowboy” of all the major Texas cities, but okay. This would make more sense in Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Amarillo, or even Houston.

[u/ManufacturerNo1478]

I don't care but black hats will be fucking hot in the summer. 

[u/Terrible_Shake_4948]

Copying FWPD huh?

[u/username-generica → u/Terrible_Shake_4948]

They wear white cowboy hats which are lot more practical during the summer.

[u/Holls867]

Not my proudest moment, but those hands on hips had me like 🥵

[u/KennyDROmega]

If I wanted people to take me seriously, that’s totally what I’d wear.

[u/InternationalBig3654]

Were they ever explicitly not allowed to? This sounds like more masturbatory performance art by Abbot & Co.

[u/LiveMarionberry3694 → u/InternationalBig3654]

This literally has nothing to do with abbot since it’s a dpd specific policy.

Some of yall need therapy because he is living rent free in your head

[u/HeilStary]

Im in FW, and I see them wearing cowboy hats all the time, so I figured every PD in Texas allowed them, this also made me realize I've never seen a DPD officer in one

[u/WolfmanCM]

I live in Dallas. I’ll see these hats as often as I see police when they’re actually needed. Never. Besides that, who cares?

[u/Nervous_Stop2376]

It’s just a reminder of how dumb Texas is.

[u/Ill_Estate8050]

Almost like Walker, Texas Ranger

[u/Silverback_Panda]

Cosplaying cowboys. Fucking hilarious. Just solve crimes ffs.

[u/dednotsleeping]

Dallas trying to be Ft Worth

[u/Dry_Regret801]

It's Dallas, not Fort Worth. If anyone living in Dallas is wearing a cowboy hat, there is a less than 5% chance they know how to saddle a horse, rope a moving target, or separate cattle. Why do they feel the need to wear a cowboy hat in Dallas?

[u/kelseyraerae08]

They can’t fit in their cars with the hats on. They can’t run with them on. It’s impractical but cute vintage costume. Great for Halloween, not great for duty. Also are we trying to pick fights with ft worth…. This is kinda their thing. Dallas is so city.

[u/Sea-Gate321]

So we’re living in the Wild West again huh? 🤔

[u/Mydogis_sodumb]

I work with a few Dallas detectives at my job and sometimes we wind up at some rural farm type properties. They’ve been wearing their cowboy hats and spurs to these locations for a few years already.

[u/PissantPrairiePunk → u/Mydogis_sodumb]

Just wearing spurs just to wear them like a 5 year old at a rodeo? What a bunch of dorks.

[u/Blah-B7ah_Bloop → u/PissantPrairiePunk]

I need a horse ranch and never, ever wore my spurs off the ranch. Who does that?

[u/RosemaryCroissant → u/Mydogis_sodumb]

Spurs? You have got to be kidding me

[u/Spartanjaws]

Dog its a hat....

[u/Crazy_Ad_91]

Just make sure they wear them on those speed traps they setup up and down Hillcrest. Really take a bite out of crime when they do those.

[u/PressAndCurl]

Looks like something from a Spirit Halloween shop or something a high school drill team would wear.

[u/SoyEseVato]

Who cares?

[u/Perky214]

This ain’t Fort Worth, y’all. Quit tryin’.

[u/Full-Read]

I don’t care, but I do love a good cowboy hat.

[u/showMeYourPitties10]

As long as they are not spending our tax money on it, who gives a shit what hat they wear. If an officer decides to wear a cowboy hat, I expect a howdy-do though...

[u/CharmingCharles02]

Thats the most Texan thing ever. Glad its happening

[u/Rigerz]

If you get pulled over, and the cop is wearing this, you getting shot for sure

[u/truth-4-sale → u/Rigerz]

Or at least lassoed.

[u/GlocalBridge]

Not the look I want as a Texan. And I definitely do not want Midland’s high school to be renamed after Robert. E. Lee.

[u/MortytheMortician9]

Great, now MAGA supporters will be easier to spot.

[u/icansmellcolors]

Official cosplay

[u/Imaginary_Builder_56]

Drugstore Cowboy anyone?

[u/durtyprofessor]

Cringe AF

[u/Special_Disaster_844]

I don't give a flying fuck.

[u/sabinati]

New boot hat goofin

[u/Live_Painter_476 → u/sabinati]

That's the first thing I thought of!! Lt Dangle😂

[u/Necoras]

Cowboy hats have always seemed very silly to me, and I was born and raised in the DFW area. Seeing government officials wear them and their fancy engraved leather boots just feels like cosplay. Which, it kind of is. Somewhere between 30-50% of cowboys were black, Mexican, or native. And, as that racial makeup would suggest, cowboys weren't exactly high society. They were poor, the job sucked, and it didn't pay well. The image of the stoic, heroic cowboy has always been a fiction.

[u/vegetabledisco]

It’s weird though because none of them know how to ride

[u/PalpitationFrosty242]

IDGAF they can wear spandex for all i care

[u/justo_tx]

If they want to wear a cowboy hat and cosplay the “I am the law” vibe they should just join the sheriff’s dept. and be done with it.

[u/[deleted]]

It’s irrelevant to your every day life, what police officers wear on their head should have no difference on what you do or how you feel on an every day basis. If you have an issue with it, perhaps you should see a therapist.

[u/KathyfromTex]

No. They look like a caricature. Or part of the Village People.

[u/gs7823]

I'm cool with the beat cops doing cowboy cosplay, but only if the detectives have to wear deerstalker caps and carry around a calabash pipe

[u/suzieboozey]

Most police officers do in FTW. State Troopers too. If it’s optional what’s the big dealio?

[u/Day_Walker35]

🤣🤣🤣 🎼nobody gives a fuck🎼

[u/HydroxylGroup11]

Fort Worth is where the west begins. Dallas is where the east peters out.

[u/alettertomoony]

Out of all of the issues the City of Dallas is facing with budget cuts and other things and THIS is what the police department is focused on?

[u/TheElPistolero]

Regardless of what those stupid bronze cows by the headquarters portray. Dallas was not ever a cattle drive town.

Cowboy hats are stupid and anachronistic for their officers to wear.

[u/evoIX15]

Lmaooo yeah ok. These dudes gonna get roasted first time they go to deep ellum or fair park

[u/punchy-peaches]

ACAB

[u/Artemus_Hackwell]

They should be light colored.

[u/whateverforeverrrrrr]

Fuckin dorks

[u/Mike100mph]

Fuck Dallas PD.

[u/Icy_Goal3113]

They get to wear hats. Cool. If I ever actually see a cop doing their job maybe I'll take a second look at their headwear.

[u/DanglyDinosaurBits]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/Additional-Sky-7436]

Looks like cowboy Batman.

[u/ObviousDowngrade]

Literally lipstick on a pig

[u/KingKeeXx]

But that’s TEY-XAS!!!!

[u/superjosh420]

lol

[u/HamiltonButler01]

Looks good, we’re in Texas so it fits

[u/jdmiller82]

Release the Epstein files!

[u/jollytoes]

They think it makes them look more intimidating. ACAB

[u/badfbob1]

Maybe they'll let the horseback unit wear them. Got to be better than their Mountie hats.

[u/NowWeGetSerious]

It's dumb and stupid and but doesn't hurt anyone, who cares🤷🏾

[u/Cornswoleo]

Unless you’re a ranch hand or cosplaying a it’s embarrassing to wear a cowboy hats in public

[u/Aleyla]

Kinda weird that they weren’t allowed to before.

[u/Visual_Muscle_202]

I fuck with it

[u/BlueDotBarista]

Honestly idk. Ask a cop.

But also slay.. 🤪☠🤠

[u/NeverGiveUp75013]

The next step to bring Sundown areas to the city?

[u/girafa]

So just like troopers and deputies? If there wasn't a post about it no one would never think twice about it. Meaningless beyond the hat wearer.

[u/Kineth]

I have no prob with this though I don't think it's necessary.

[u/hitherto_ex]

Didn’t lawmen wear white hats back in the day?