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I mean, being real, I'd be less worried if it was some random dude.
But, whoever called that in just saw some dude in dark clothing fucking around. Unless you get the right line of sight, you aren't going to be able to see the few shiny bits on the typical dark blue uniforms. Especially not with a flashlight bouncing around, while you're looking out a window carefully.
Frankly, if a cop isn't wearing something bright enough to be seen through a dirty window and it be obvious it's a cop, it's on them if someone sics an angry goat on them.
In our town the police day shift wears the shiny bits and bobs, and the night shift is entirely flat black including even a black embroidered badge.
i wonder how differently the cops would act if we made them wear bright pink instead
The caller recognized that he was wearing police clothing, how else would he identify that he's a cop other than his uniform? They saw a black man in police uniform and assumed he was pretending to be a cop.
Fuck me. That's what I get for not verifying things via tts