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Many people like them, many don't. I know I thought about getting one at a point in time, I'm sure we all have, but many things point us in the other direction. Well to get a job in Criminal Justice, certain things like a tattoo for instance could stop a person from getting hired. A Harris interactive survey found that 49% of 18-to-29-year-olds have a tattoo. A college student named Craig Arnold had his dreams crushed when he attempted to get a job with the New York state police in law enforcement. The department made it a rule that if the tattoo was visible by wearing an open neck or regular t-shirt then they couldn't be hired. This is the case for many jobs everywhere but people just don't really think about their future all the time when they are younger and in the excitement of getting a tattoo. This is old news about the risks of getting a tattoo but even with the police departments hiring may be an issue if you have a tattoo. The problems with tattoos in law enforcement is that the way people perceive the cop by seeing that tattoo may be obscured, and usually when people see a tattoo they think many things, but the main one is tough guy when its associated with a cop. If i saw a cop with a tattoo I would rethink asking him for help or feel comfortable talking with him. Maybe its my own prejudice against tattoos but people only get tattoos for a reason, and I don't want to know or think of that reason when I approach a police officer for help.
Many people like them, many don't. I know I thought about getting one at a point in time, I'm sure we all have, but many things point us in the other direction. Well to get a job in Criminal Justice, certain things like a tattoo for instance could stop a person from getting hired. A Harris interactive survey found that 49% of 18-to-29-year-olds have a tattoo. A college student named Craig Arnold had his dreams crushed when he attempted to get a job with the New York state police in law enforcement. The department made it a rule that if the tattoo was visible by wearing an open neck or regular t-shirt then they couldn't be hired. This is the case for many jobs everywhere but people just don't really think about their future all the time when they are younger and in the excitement of getting a tattoo. This is old news about the risks of getting a tattoo but even with the police departments hiring may be an issue if you have a tattoo. The problems with tattoos in law enforcement is that the way people perceive the cop by seeing that tattoo may be obscured, and usually when people see a tattoo they think many things, but the main one is tough guy when its associated with a cop. If i saw a cop with a tattoo I would rethink asking him for help or feel comfortable talking with him. Maybe its my own prejudice against tattoos but people only get tattoos for a reason, and I don't want to know or think of that reason when I approach a police officer for help.
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