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| Police upset over color of Covid masks | Police upset over color of Covid masks |
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| The officers’ union says pink’s an unsuitable hue | The officers’ union says pink’s an unsuitable hue |
| The Italian police union has sent a letter to the Interior Ministry insisting the pink Covid-19 masks with which officers have been issued risk damaging their reputation. | |
| Law enforcement officers’ masks should be black, white, or blue, in keeping with their uniform, the union asserted this week. | Law enforcement officers’ masks should be black, white, or blue, in keeping with their uniform, the union asserted this week. |
| They asked why, two years into the pandemic, it hadn’t been possible to source more suitable alternatives. | They asked why, two years into the pandemic, it hadn’t been possible to source more suitable alternatives. |
| “We do not understand the reason behind the purchase of masks in a color that would appear, at first sight, to be unsuitable for our administration,” the letter reads. It describes the pink mask provision as “puzzling.” | “We do not understand the reason behind the purchase of masks in a color that would appear, at first sight, to be unsuitable for our administration,” the letter reads. It describes the pink mask provision as “puzzling.” |
| According to Italian media outlets, union leader Osvaldo Paoloni maintains that part of the oath of a police officer is to wear the uniform with decorum at all times and the color of the provided masks undermines that. | According to Italian media outlets, union leader Osvaldo Paoloni maintains that part of the oath of a police officer is to wear the uniform with decorum at all times and the color of the provided masks undermines that. |
| “We believe that clothing and accessories used must be appropriate and consistent with the uniform,” he stated. | “We believe that clothing and accessories used must be appropriate and consistent with the uniform,” he stated. |
| The Interior Ministry is yet to comment on the matter. | The Interior Ministry is yet to comment on the matter. |