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   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 18:01:19 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

   There's this (often useful and accurate) bit of demo security advice about being able to spot police agitators based on their boots.

   Thing is. Tactical/combat boots marketed at police/military are actually amazingly durable all-purpose work/shop/hiking/shit-kicking boots, with options like waterproofing, non-metallic sole and toe protection, and acid/slip resistant soles.

   Even the gross marketing hasn't been able to wean me off them.

   Magnum does vegan ones currently.

   5.11 seems to have stopped their synthetic leather line.

   For the love of fuck, don't buy "combat" boots from vegan fashion shoe retailers, trust me.

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 19:21:14 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     • timorl

     @timorl true that. My 5.11s getting on a bit, and they're structurally perfect but very fucked up looking.

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     timorl (timorl@social.wuatek.is)'s status on Saturday, 08-Jun-2024 19:21:16 JST timorl

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     @HauntedOwlbear The confusion with police agitators should only be a problem at most initially, if you use them as long as they last, then most of the time they are visibly tarnished in a way that cops wouldn’t be comfortable with. :blobfox3cevil: