Temporary Cover-up of Your Tattoos

Tatjacket is happy to introduce our first tattoo tee shirt. These will be for sale soon on the website. But you can get one FREE! Choose either the Hanes “Heavyweight” 100% Cotton Tee or the Bella 100% Cotton Babydoll Tee. Either way, these are super high quality shirts that show a little attitude. The front reads: “My job does not define me. My ink does”. The back has the image of the Tatjacket logo and our motto. These shirts, along with unisex heavyweight sweatshirts and a racerback tank top for women, will be available on the site very soon. If you absolutely have to get one RIGHT NOW, no problem, they are in stock. Call toll free 800-492-6959 and we will make it happen!  

OK, down to business. How to get one FREE….

Get a photo of yourself, at work or in your work clothing, wearing the Tatjacket tattoo cover sleeves. That’s it. It can be a photo from your cell phone or from a professional photographer. Doesn’t matter. Email it to us here at Tatjacket (customerservice@tatjacket.com). Tell us your name, address, which shirt you want and the size (they only come in black). At the end of each month, we will RANDOMLY select one of the emails. If we select your photo, you get the Free tee shirt. November is already half over. You may have a free shirt in just 2 weeks.

The rules: No purchase is necessary. If you would like to enter and do not own our tattoo cover up sleeves, you may submit a photo showing you and your arm tattoos. Once you send it, your photo becomes the property of Tatjacket. We may use the photo and your name in printed materials or on the website. Photos that include nudity, are in poor taste or are vulgar will be discarded. You may only enter once per month. A display of all entries along with the winner will be made in this BLOG at the end of each month.

Thats it. Questions or comments, please email us. Otherwise, good luck…

The following is the police department policy concerning covering tattoos for the city of East Palo Alto, California.

Operating policies online for public view and access. By providing unfettered access to policies that govern officers’ actions, the Department will enhance its professionalism and be more open, accessible and accountable to the community.

“I believe this information will assist the community to better evaluate the Department, understand the legal actions of officers, and identify actions that are not in accordance with established policies”, according to Chief Davis.

The Department will start the program by posting a new policy that prohibits officers from visibly displaying tattoos and body art while in uniform. Future postings include a policy that governs the Department’s acceptance, processing and investigation of citizen complaints, and a policy that prohibits racial profiling and requires data collection for all stops made by officers.

The Department recently had all of its policies reviewed and updated by a legal expert. These policies are under final review by the Chief of Police and will be posted on the website after they have been finalized and published. Effective August 1, 2007, the East Palo Alto Police Department will publish its

CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Chapter:

Subject: Tattoos and Body Art Prohibition for Employees

Supersedes:

Signature of Issuing Authority: Chief Ronald L. Davis

Body Art and Tattoo Prohibition for Employees

It is the policy of the East Palo Alto Police Department that all uniformed employees and explorers maintain the highest standards of professional appearance when interacting with the public and representing the Department

I. CORE VALUES

Maintaining a professional appearance is critically important to fostering public trust and confidence in law enforcement, and to exceeding the standards of the profession. This order incorporates the Department’s core values of Service, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Vision, and Excellence (STRIVE).

 

II. GENERAL POLICY

A. All uniformed employees and explorers are prohibited from displaying any body art, tattoo(s), intentional scarring, mutilation, or dental ornamentation while on duty or representing the department in any official capacity.

B. Any currently employed uniformed employee and explorer with existing body art, tattoo(s), intentional scarring, or mutilation that is visible shall have the following options:

1. Uniformed employee shall cover existing body art, tattoo(s), intentional scarring, or mutilation by wearing the long-sleeve shirt and/or uniform pants/breeches.

2. Cover the existing body art, tattoo(s), intentional scarring, or mutilation with a skin tone patch or make-up.

3. Have the tattoo(s) or brand(s) removed at the employee’s expense.

C. Body art, tattoo(s), brand(s), intentional scarring, and/or mutilation that is not able to be covered or concealed is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to; foreign objects inserted under the skin, pierced, split or forked tongue, and/or stretched out holes in the ears.

D. Uniformed employees and explorers shall not have any dental ornamentation. The use of gold, platinum, silver, or other veneer caps for the purposes of ornamentation are prohibited. Teeth, whether natural, capped, or veneered, shall not be ornamented with designs, jewels, initials, etc.

By order of

Ronald L. Davis

Chief of Police

Ok, This has nothing to do with Tattoos. But we all drive, so this matters to all of us….

Yesterday, I attended a Ventura County DUI Prevention Summit in the city of Ventura. The program was intended to educate law enforcement and other public and private entities about the current state of DUI in the area. There were several interesting speakers. But one of the most eye opening parts of the presentation were the statistics.

Most of the statistics were local and therefore wont be interesting to most of you reading this post. But I have added national statistics which should catch everybody’s eye. No matter what you do for work or where you live, you or somebody you love is going to drive a car today. Keeping that in mind, think about this….

Alcohol Impaired Driving Statistics

Over 50% of all fatal highway crashes involving two or more cars are alcohol related.
Over 65% of all fatal single car crashes are alcohol related.
Over 36% percent of all adult pedestrian accidents are alcohol related.
80% of all fatal alcohol related auto crashes occur between 8 pm and 8 am.
36% of all adult pedestrian accidents involve an intoxicated pedestrian.

Youth
Although persons between 16 and 24 years old comprise only 20% of the total licensed population, and 20% of the total vehicle miles traveled in this country by all licensed drivers, they cause 42 percent of all fatal alcohol related crashes.

Total Fatalities / Fatality Rates

250,000 people have died in alcohol related accidents in the past 10 years.
Presently 25,000 people are killed each year in alcohol related accidents.
500 people are killed each week in alcohol related accidents.
71 people are killed each day in alcohol related accidents.
One American life is lost every 20 minutes in alcohol related auto crashes.
It is estimated that one out of every two Americans will be involved in an alcohol related accident in his or her lifetime.
In 1994, New Hampshire had 119 total highway fatalities, 42 were alcohol related (or 35.3% of the total). New Hampshire leads the nation with one of the lowest percentages of alcohol related fatalities.

Cause of Death

Alcohol related crashes are the leading cause of death for young Americans, between the ages of 16 and 24 years old.
For all Americans between 5 and 35 years of age, motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of death. Over 50% of these accidents are caused by alcohol impaired drivers.

Injury Crashes / Collisions

Every year, 708,000 persons are injured in alcohol related crashes; 74, 000 of those people suffer serious injuries.
About 2,000 people are hurt each day in alcohol related accidents.
Two million alcohol impaired driving collisions occur each year.
Arrest / Characteristics of Alcohol Impaired Drivers.
Of every 200 to 2,000 alcohol impaired drivers on the road, only one is arrested. Therefore, the probability of getting caught is slim. Of those who are caught, very few receive a serious penalty.
The average alcohol impaired driver arrested on the highway has a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .20%, double the level for presumed intoxication in most states; that is 14 drinks of 86% proof liquor (or 14 beers) in 4 hours for a 180 lb. man.
Between 7 pm and 3 am on weekends, 10% of all drivers are legally impaired; in some parts of the country. Most Americans drink alcohol. Over 80% admit to driving after drinking.
Relatively few problem drinkers, about 7% of the driving population, account for over 66% of all alcohol related fatal accidents.
When drinkers are at the presumed level of intoxication, the risk of causing an accident is six times greater than for non-drinking drivers.

Economic / Societal Cost
According to a recent Allstate Insurance Company study, alcohol impaired drivers are estimated to cost American taxpayers $21 – $24 billion dollars per year.
National Geographic recently stated that alcohol abuse costs American society $136 billion and 65,000 lives annually.

Miscellaneous
Admittedly, the United States has one of the safest highway systems in the world, due in part to design characteristics, guard rails, highway markings and signs. We have relatively few fatalities per 100-million miles driven. But the portion of our accidents involving alcohol is among the highest in the world.

An accident by an alcohol impaired driver is the most frequently committed violent crime in the United States today. Other alcohol-related statistics show the involvement of alcohol in many non-driving aspects: 40% of all suicide attempts are alcohol-related 54% of all violent crimes are alcohol-related 60% of all emergency room admissions are alcohol-related 80% of all domestic disputes are alcohol-related

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These statistics were copied from Community Alcohol Information Program Inc.