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MEDICINE HAT, Alberta, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Tattoo advocates are decrying a policy imposed on police officers in an Alberta town requiring them not to have any visible tattoos or piercings. <\/p>\n
Medicine Hat Police Chief Andy McGrogan said policy, which was put in place after a Medicine Hat police officer asked for permission to display a tattoo while on duty, is based on the results of a 2011 survey in the town that indicated residents prefer police officers not to display tattoos, piercings or unnaturally colored hair, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday. <\/p>\n
\"It's not what I think, it's what members of the community think,\" McGrogan said. \"At the end of the day, our community has spoken and we just changed our policy to reflect that.\" <\/p>\n
Samantha Barron, who owns a Medicine Hat tattoo shop, said she does not agree with the policy. <\/p>\n
\"I think it's pathetic that the police officers with tattoos now have to hide who they are,\" she said. \"And it makes them less a part of our community.\" <\/p>\n
McGrogan said the policy may be revisited in the future. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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