4 Facts About Why The Police Wear Custom Badges

StartFragmentNot so many individuals give much thought to a police badge but are you aware that these badges possess a vibrant historical past dating back to medieval times. Since we appreciate badges, lanyards and medals, we thought we’d share with you a few of our most popular facts about police badges. 1. Did You Know The Initial Police Officers Were Medieval Knights?

A lot of people aren’t aware of this, although the first “police badges” were the coat of arms worn by knights. These coats of arms acknowledged the knight and his allegiance to justice, chivalry and his royal leaders by means of being shown on his shield. Much like the police these days who vow to protect and serve. Knights belonging to the medieval period of time were usually sworn in and required to “Protect the weak, defenseless, helpless, and fight for the general welfare of all.” 2. Are You Aware Why Police Officers Wear Their Badge Above Their Left Chest Pocket?

Sometimes you see officers putting on their badges on their belts or on a pendant however, many wear them above their left torso pocket. Actually, on a police officer’s uniform the spot above the left torso pocket is strengthened that will help secure the badge. But why are they worn here? When a good police officer takes their oath, they are then granted a badge and it is said that it is worn covering the heart for 2 reasons; first to be worn over the heart to forever remind them of their commitment to protect and second for the reason that left arm was the arm that usually held the coat of arms shield of knights… guarding the heart and leaving the superior hand to combat with a weapon. 3. Were You Aware That Different Police Forces Have Different Badges?

Most police departments have a badge which is a variation of a shield. This shield can be found representing the officers on their own badge, law enforcement car and even on motorcycles. Several of these shields stand for the history of the badge and possess a seal or name of the city where the police officers tend to be serving. 4. Are you aware that Police Dogs Wear Badges?

Numerous police dogs are taken care of similarly to their human co-officers. In fact, a good number of police dogs happen to be sworn officers equipped with ballistic vests, a police badge and police ID. A police dog’s badge is usually a shield along with a symbol which represents their unit together with the title K-9 unit and the city they serve on it. Also just like human police officers, in the event that a member of the K-9 unit is killed during the line of duty, they are given a complete police funeral.EndFragment