Sunday, March 9, 2014

Law And Order

2014 Mardi Gras Parade 41

Mardi Gras is not about order. It represents complete surrender to the Second Law of Thermodynamics and, in fact, tends to lubricate the slide.

Someone has to try to maintain order and protect society from tipsy revelers. The St. Louis Police Department is ever vigilant. Do these guys know how to smile? It may be just their game face.

Linguistic note: in this country it seems like you need two words in a city's name to make a cool, tough acronym for the police department. Everyone can identify the NYPD or LAPD. Nobody outside of Cook County would recognize CPD as the Chicago Police Department. Cops in The Lou hang out with the big time.                      

2014 Mardi Gras Parade 40

7 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

No tough looking female officers out and about?

Birdman said...

Not messin with these guys. I'm mischievous but NOT crazy. Honest.

cieldequimper said...

That's a very good question. I always wonder if they think people will be afraid...

Luis Gomez said...

Pretty good portraits.

William Kendall said...

They've got the grim expression requirement down pat.

TheChieftess said...

Right in there with MLPD!!!

Jack said...

Love your first photo. That is an outstanding law enforcement face.