Losing my mind remembering that pic chelsea manning posted of the extremely undercover and not at all obvious fbi agent who was tailing her after her release
what kind of sixth sense do american have to recognize fbi agents that easily
to paraphrase her, its always the shoes.
americans please explain to a foreigner, he looks like some random dude to me
1. They all have the same haircut, almost everybody in law enforcement and the military have the same haircut due to regulations.
2. They all wear the same shoes. Same boots, and same overpolished dress shoes.
3. They act different. Shifty eyed and always on their own.
4. Theyāre kinda really bad at their jobs. Iāve encountered plenty of āundercoverā cops outside of bars that ask questions no regular person in their right mind would ever ask. āHow are you getting home?ā āWho did you come here with tonight?ā
5. America is a police state on a budget. Most officers are poorly trained, fbi agents require a 4 year degree (I think), but lord knows how much training they actually get. And the dumb kids from your high school always become cops.
Itās always the dense as a brick kid, with something to prove that becomes a cop. The kid that mouth-breathed and couldnāt chew gum and walk at the same time.
Their shirts are never form fitting so they can conceal a weapon and cuffs.
Always look at the watch, itāll be expensive but in neutral tones (uniform standards strike again).
They will always sit where they can see their target and the nearest exit.
They will have a partner who is less obvious but wil point a recording device (phone or camera) at you. Check elevated positions, it gives them the clearest view to track you and keep an eye on their partner at the same time.
One time when i lived in phoenix, I was driving home through residential streets from Panda Express on April 20th and there was a 40something year old white man standing quite literally in the MIDDLE of the fucking road wearing a brand new straight from the store weed jersey (jersey #420 with a big pot leaf), a wornout old raiders hat, regular-fit straight leg jeans, and cop shoes. This man proceeded to try to wave me down to stop since I was driving slowly (again, residential neighborhood) and as he did so fully yelledĀ āYou buying bro? You buying? 420 bro 420 you buying?ā
I almost choked laughing so hard. I couldnāt stop myself from just yellingĀ āNO THANK YOU OFFICERā as i drove by him.
for the past 60 years law enforcement, military, and even literal espionage/intelligence based organizations have assumed that rigid conformity to dress code was more important then actually training how to go undercover, blend in, or understand what the fuck theyre doing largely because the āwe are infallibleā mindset is too strong for them to consider they might not be doing very good
shoutout to the twoĀ āundercover copsā who were at my school to monitor the student body for a week, acting likeĀ āsubstitute assistantsā and literally all of the kids immediately recognised them as cops and everyone would address them only asĀ āofficerā which annoyed the hell out of them becauseĀ āwe arenāt copsā like sir you literally have your badge in your back pocket and a taser what fucking substitute assistant would have an actual police badge and a whole ass taser??
I refuse to believe this is real. This has got to be a decoy for a much more inconspicuous partner agent somewhere nearby, right?
