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Tattooed Troopers Ok For Most

By Brian Hagen

03/09/2016

Kansas Highway Patrol

(MSC News)--The results are in, and the findings indicate that most are not opposed to tattoos on Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers.

The comes in the way of what the patrol calls a “non-scientific” public survey launched by the agency in January due to the dwindling number of available troopers. It's suggested that if the tattoo policy were changed, more interested candidates could qualify for the position of trooper.

Current policy does not allow for visible tattoos.

The survey gained more than 21,000 respondents, with 69-percent disagreeing with that policy.

However, the results of the survey, released Wednesday, reveal that 78-percent of the respondents are opposed to “offensive” tattoos of any kind.

The patrol, in a press release accompanying the results, explained that questions were able to be answered by anyone, not just state residents, and multiple entries could be made, making the survey unscientific.

The KHP's tattoo policy continues to be evaluated.

The agency will now compare the findings to scientific national surveys for analysis.

A committee was formed in recent months to study the policy, with their recommendations expected to be released to the patrol's superintendent in the near future.

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