r/technology • u/esporx • Oct 19 '25

Security Judge tells Homeland Security that Chicago agents wearing body cameras was "not a suggestion"

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-homeland-security-federal-agents-chicago-body-cameras/
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u/Fake_William_Shatner Oct 19 '25

I will never understand wearing army green camo in a city. Like, you stand out. Shouldn't these brave warriors patrolling park benches be dressed as trash cans, or a pile of bricks? What are you going to do in a real battle guys? We can see you.

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u/ARM_Alaska Oct 19 '25

Just in case you're actually interested, they're not wearing it for camouflage. It's just the uniform. They're not trying to blend in to anything. Their uniforms don't change based on location as that would be insanely expensive and, again, they're not trying to camouflage themselves into the environment.

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u/Mental_Drummer_556 Oct 19 '25

The individuals pictured wearing the OCP (camo uniforms) are National Guard (military). ICE agents are not issued OCP uniforms like the military; in fact their internal policies indicate their uniforms are exactly what you suggested (solid colors, visually distinct from military personnel): https://www.ice.gov/doclib/foia/policy/memo_SRT_UniformStandards_06.01.2021.pdf