18 out of 21. The cops have badges, if you look real close. The cops also don’t often have camo helmets. When they do use camo, they look like fecking mall ninjas playing airsoft. The real military people also have mounts for NVG, grenade launchers, rockets, and other “destructive devices”.
Theres still a difference, but when your door gets kicked in you won’t have time to sort it out.
The worst part is that we can’t get 100% every time, but in addition to that, it pained me to click soldier under the 5 pictures of Marines. We don’t like that…
helmets were generally a dead give away. Uniform style and equipment was another (with some exceptions). That said, the general public that has no clue about such things should be disturbed, but probably won’t be because they are going to say “what’s the big deal?” They just won’t get it until it’s too late.
The secret tip off is the camo. The more camoflaged they are…cop. If it’s looking like some uber tactical devgru camo…cop. My favorite was the guy smearing the camo paint on his face. It reminded me of the under armour tacticool ad.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:16 am
Generally, the cops look more menacing. 12 out of 21 here.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:20 am
18 out of 21. The cops have badges, if you look real close. The cops also don’t often have camo helmets. When they do use camo, they look like fecking mall ninjas playing airsoft. The real military people also have mounts for NVG, grenade launchers, rockets, and other “destructive devices”.
Theres still a difference, but when your door gets kicked in you won’t have time to sort it out.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:28 am
17/21 for me.. pretty scary stuffe.
January 20th, 2012 at 11:46 am
19/21
I had to look for a lot of clues such as surroundings and very specific equipment.
There are a few with badges or badged insignia however.
January 20th, 2012 at 12:00 pm
20 out of 21. The cops don’t look as professional.
January 20th, 2012 at 12:13 pm
18 out of 21. Lucky guesses really.
January 20th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
17 of 21 for me too.
January 20th, 2012 at 1:00 pm
0 of 21…..
January 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
ummm….since when do cops ride MRAPs and carry AT4s?
What jurisdiction is that so I can avoid it?
January 20th, 2012 at 2:01 pm
16 out of 21
Except for the one cop with what looks like an AT-4 anti-tank rocket launcher strapped down next to him. I think a few of the cops had NVG mounts on their helmets, too.
There were a few “gimme’s” though, including a pic of the Guerena
murderraid.January 21st, 2012 at 12:16 am
At least one of those (Question 12) is wrong.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spops2004afghanm60.jpg
That said, I still got 20/21
January 21st, 2012 at 7:52 am
The worst part is that we can’t get 100% every time, but in addition to that, it pained me to click soldier under the 5 pictures of Marines. We don’t like that…
January 21st, 2012 at 10:48 am
helmets were generally a dead give away. Uniform style and equipment was another (with some exceptions). That said, the general public that has no clue about such things should be disturbed, but probably won’t be because they are going to say “what’s the big deal?” They just won’t get it until it’s too late.
January 21st, 2012 at 12:53 pm
13/21. Somehow the phrase “serve and protect” just doesn’t leap to mind.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:21 pm
Now I’m wondering if the Corps knows that the guys in picture 20 are wearing MARPAT.
January 21st, 2012 at 1:44 pm
20/21. 12 was the only one I missed. No cop gets to play with AT4’s. Thanks for the find dave.
January 21st, 2012 at 10:27 pm
21 for 21! Game recognize game!
The secret tip off is the camo. The more camoflaged they are…cop. If it’s looking like some uber tactical devgru camo…cop. My favorite was the guy smearing the camo paint on his face. It reminded me of the under armour tacticool ad.
January 23rd, 2012 at 3:48 am
I got enough of them wrong to make me extremely uncomfortable.