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Ok, I'm assuming the idea here is like you said to give people a sense of ease thinking your a cop.
Now, I can understand that, and everyone here who's had the jitters first time OCing could understand that too.
What I've come to the conclusion of in my life of OCing is:
1. I do not care what the other people think, who are they to judge my rights
2. If a cop shows up, I am not going to have a problem, if I do, I am going to be well compensated for my time.
3. One of the 3 main reasons I've stated I OC is comfort, so I really dont want anything else on my belt
So nope, not for me. I don't per say think it's a bad idea, I think it would possibly be a good idea for states that dont allow OCing for example to create a CC Badge themselves. But it leaves open for someone to say you were impersonating an officer. and if 4 people dont like you and say you were and you had a badge... Well then it'd be in the hands of the judge.