- Federal agencies including the DEA began using patches in the 1970s
- There are 20,000 estimated federal patches, though DEA's are most colorful
- Patches feature jokes about drugs and government surveillance
- Former agents say that the forces have become more politically correct
"Someone who does not know the difference between good and evil is worth nothing." – Miecyslaw Kasprzyk, Polish rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust, New York Times, Jan. 30, 2005
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Drug Enforcement Art: The politically incorrect arm patches of grim reapers, dragons and syringes worn by agents back in the 1990s
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