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Nelson's beard?

posted 10 years ago by prterry
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I know he's gone, but it looked really out of place in a '50s police station!

It loked to me like he'd put on weight and was hiding his face with it. But you're right, I don't think it would have been allowed - when I joined in the Seventies they were only just allowing it and a lot of bosses still frowned on it. It didn't affect me - my bumfluff was acceptable.

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[–] hmm71 10 years ago

I never knew that. Do you know why they didn't allow beards?

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[–] wldsthrnboy 9 years ago

Dress code. Same reason their boots had to shine, their brass had to be polished, and their collars had to be clean. It is a mater of professionalism and respect of the uniform. There are still restriction on hair length and facial hair in most police departments for uniformed officers.

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[–] lawson14 9 years ago

Also if they had to wear gas masks, beards would get in the way.

[–] Franny25 9 years ago

Do you mean Det Burns' beard? I thought that perhaps because his crazy wife was recovering from her suicide attempt that he had been off duty for a while and so could grow a beard.

I sort of like that it seems they had people gain weight for their roles. Both Gina and Jack were at a weight that seemed appropriate for the times. Just a little extra male heft and a rounder female figure. Wish we had seen more fashions of the times.