State and Local Government / Transparency

Check Out the Badge

By Calvin Harris II on Dec 24, 2008

What do St. Louis police chiefs and the rapper 50 Cent have in common? Honestly, not too much, but they both possess a lot of bling bling. Apparently, the St. Louis police chief is sporting a $5,900 gold plated badge on his uniform, and his posse (top cops) are wearing $1,987 badges. The news of these superfluously ostentatious badges has spread all around the country — even people in big-government Boston are shaking their heads.

With this type of money, the whole police force could purchase Power Ranger badges and just morph when someone calls 911.

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