{"id":1193,"date":"2011-06-14T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1193"},"modified":"2011-06-14T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T08:00:00","slug":"no-cop-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bootedmanblog.com\/?p=1193","title":{"rendered":"No Cop Boots?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Someone wrote an email to me to ask what boots I was wearing when I went on a police-escorted motorcycle ride on Sunday.  “Must have been hard to choose between your Dehner, Wesco, All American, Enforcer, Chippewa, and Intapol boots,” he remarked.<\/p>\n

First of all, I am impressed that the writer of the message was thorough enough to have reviewed my website (or this blog) and knows the variety of makers of tall police patrol boots that I own.<\/p>\n

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But let me burst a bubble: I didn’t wear patrol boots on Sunday. Why? I wanted to wear lightweight khaki BDUs, because it was darned hot and humid out. These BDUs wick away sweat and keep me cool. I tucked the BDUs into my Chippewa Firefighter boots, which still remain a frequent choice to wear when riding in hot weather. Great boots: comfortable, durable, and the lug soles provide great traction.<\/p>\n

It is very uncomfortable to wear boots that hold breeches close to the legs on a hot day. I don’t know how some cops can stand it. Plus, I am sensitive to the fact that cops take a dim view of non-cops who dress like they do — even if we have no insignia on a shirt or stripes down the leg — there are some who take second-looks and make judgments. In my civic life, I work with some of the cops who led the ride for us yesterday, and didn’t want to have conversations take a diversion to discussions about what I was wearing — I had other things that I wanted to speak with them about.<\/p>\n

Sure, I’ll wear breeches and patrol boots when tooling around the ‘hood in pleasant weather, and even wear leather breeches and patrol boots when the weather is cold. But I refrain from making a statement around people who are sensitive to fetish issues. Cops, military (including vets) and bikers with whom I ride regularly are generally sensitive about this matter for various reasons, so I don’t “push it.” Plus, overall, I prefer to be comfortable, particularly on a longer ride. Now ‘ya know.<\/p>\n

Life is short: be comfortable. (And wear boots when riding a motorcycle!) <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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