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[hackthis_archive]

I came here to be cranky, even though I wrote Southland porn yesterday and am extremely proud of myself. Except I got distracted by Ben/Cooper Role Play ideas (COPS & ROBBERS!, FTW!!)

And then I found myself looking at these Southland set photos of Ben McKenzie (which are not spoilery and have a little bit of Michael Cudlitz \o/) and I found myself thinking: Self, What the hell is half that crap on Ben's belt?

So. I tried to google it.

Go to Google and type in 'what's on a policeman's belt.'

I mean you can do that at your own risk. I'm just saying. Filter out the porn first.

So. Police-smart people, .

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Wait, I'm missing the C

ETA: I had to add this one in because Michael and Ben have the exact same facial expression here. Which, as I told lazlet is weirdly hot.

Comments

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

I'm going with radio, ammo, gun, utility knife, and one of those nifty little things waiters in casinos and train conductors sometimes have to make change easily. You never know when you'll need a quarter to feed the meter.

*nods*

[lazulus]

What on earth is Michael Cudlitz doing in the second pic?

*dustracts*

Yes, I know. But the typo made me laugh.

[antheia.livejournal.com]

What SK said, plus pepper spray or mace and a baton. And ticket book. Handcuffs are on the rear.

[logans-mom00.livejournal.com]

Things on my hubby's belt, probably similar: gun, extra magazine, radio, handcuffs, pepper spray, Taser, asp (telescoping baton), Leatherman multi-tool and flashlight. Whole thing weighs about 15 pounds.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

The pictures weren't loading for me before, but, wow, are they adorable. And apparently very bored. And it totally looks like Cooper is about the slap Ben's ass in the second one.

[thisisbone.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, that last pic is hot.

*stares some more*

Also, wtf is up with episodes that don't have Ben and Cooper in them? WTF?@?? It looks like this week may be another one! GRR!

[anywherebeyond.livejournal.com]

Gun, clips, pepper spray, baton (extendable) radio, handcuffs, stun gun, and probably a pocket that has writing utensils in it.

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

I suspect you'll find this site useful.

http://www.qmuniforms.com/

"the expert resource for law enforcement professionals" IT's an online supply store for police/swat/security. It's total uniform porn.

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

http://www.qmuniforms.com/product.asp?category=200306&status=P1&sku=PPS55+412 yum.

I happen to be on the mailing list for this catalog (and I have honestly, no clue how that happened, it just started showing up a few years ago) but DUDE, do yourself a favor and sign up because it will give you happy, happy thoughts.

I'll stop exposing my uniform/gear fetish now. :)

[atticlibrarian.livejournal.com]

If everyone hadn't already answered this would have been the first time being the daughter of a cop (and now step-daughter) would have been useful.

[chicklet-girl.livejournal.com]

Question's been answered already, but it reminded me of the time during my fifth year of college (I double-majored! I was not a member of Animal House!) I ran into my friend Justin, who had become a Madison (Wisconsin) cop after he graduated. I noticed right away that the utility belt (heh) kept him from standing the way he used to. He often used to stand hipshot, with his weight on one leg, and in uniform, he couldn't do that anymore, because the tall stuff in the belt would dig into his ribs. He could only stand with his weight on both legs and either cross his arms or hook his thumbs into his pants pockets. It was a perfect illustration of how clothing can affect posture, etc. From that day on, I thought of Justin's cop uniform as "drag."

(That day, he was on the fourth hour of his shift and had been working a local street festival that was famous for lots of drinking. He was on his third squad car of the shift -- the freshman girls he was arresting for public drunkenness kept puking in the backseat, so he'd have to swap out the cars after bringing the girls to the station. "I think the last one drank some kind of wop, because the puke was pretty red," he told me.)

[teffy.livejournal.com]

If you scroll through really fast it looks like he's frolicking down the sidewalk.

[ariadne83]

GUH. Ben McKenzie. I shall have to look up Southland.

[londondrowning.livejournal.com]

I would like describe that last picture of Cudlitz and McKenzie by quoting a friend:

"The LAPD comes in both travel and economy size!"