On Patrol

A couple of PWCs (Personal Water Craft) of the Polizia di Stato (State Police) patrolling the port.

(Already posted on Instagram)

See also: PWC

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Speed Camera

Officers of the Polizia municipale (Municipal police) setting up a speed trap in Via Firenze.

External links: Municipal police - Speed limit enforcement (Wikipedia)

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Flying Carabinieri

Carabinieri flying over Livorno on an AB-412 HP helicopter.

External links: Carabinieri - Bell 412 - AgustaWestland (Wikipedia)

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Fuck the Police

The linguistic proficiency of the typical Livornese is almost non-existent: one of the most funny scenes you may enjoy in town is a “conversation” between a local and a group of tourists.

But when it comes to insult police officers, even the most ignorant tagger becomes a polyglot: as you can see from the links below, these guys can suddenly write in English, French and even modern Greek.

See also: 1312 - Kiss the Police - All Cops Are Bastards

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More Tactile Routes

The Central Post Office chicane is my favorite part of our newly installed tactile paths. By the way, on the left billboard you can read this reassuring piece of news: “Forgotten in a operating room, he was under anesthesia”.

The absolute masterpiece of these routes is a short section lying in “Piazza Cavour”, leading straight against the wall of a bank. The graffiti shows the usual appreciation and respect of some of our more outspoken citizens for police officers.

See also: Tactile Paths - 1312 - Kiss the Police

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Aprilia Sportcity One

An Aprilia Sportcity One of the “Polizia Municipale” (Municipal Police) parked outside the Town Hall.

External links: Municipal police (Wikipedia)

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Kiss the Police

“Μπατσοι γουρουνια δολοφονοι” means “Cops pigs murderers” in Greek. It seems that “Original 21” or “R21”, the largest AEK Athens supporters club, maintains relations with fans of Livorno and Marseille. We have already seen about the cryptic “1312”.A further trace of this alliance could be this graffiti found in “Via Serristori”: “Baise la police” would be “Kiss the police” in French, but the real meaning is “Fuck the police”.

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1312

“Livorno armata” is armed Livorno.“Ultras” are our hooligans and “1312” is the numeric equivalent of ACAB: All Cops Are Bastards.“No al lavoro” is a no to any kind of work.

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Prisoner Van

This is a new vehicle of the “Polizia Penitenziaria” (Penitentiary Police) clearly intended as escape proof.
Who thinks that only gas-guzzling monsters are made in the States, could check Global Electric Motorcars, Fargo, North Dakota.

See also: Island Prison