Not sure if this is the right thread, but it did stem from a particular episode, so here goes: Ep #301 - Speedle's funeral - do you think our boys and girls were a bit casually dressed? Wouldn't it have been at least a case for wearing a black tie? Then I got to thinking about a 'police' type funeral in Criminal Intent, where everyone was in their dress uniforms. And THEN (I'm getting there) I wondered whether our CSIs are full members of the force - the badges would say yes - and whether they have an entitlement to wear uniform on occasions like that. Just a thought...
Very nice question, I must admit also because I noticed that TV shows tend to have a huge problem regarding uniforms and events (I happened to see lots of cops' funeraly and appearently they all were from the same rank, but some of them did get a funeral with uniforms some others not :lol
Let's consider for an istant that Speedle and the others are cops. Since Speed, being a cop, died everyone except for civilians (in this case I mean Speedle's parents and relatives) should have worn an unfiorm. For sure our CSIs are not civilians since they're allowed to use guns and other weapons. Also Horatio Caine is a lieutenant and that is one of the highest ranks in army
But, then again, I don't think CSIs are cops. I don't know the American law but watching documentaries I do get the ideas they CSIs are just criminologists who work with the poliice in order to get scientific evidence from a crime scene. That's all they do along with the test in the lab. So I don't think they should be considered cop......anyone, please, correct me if I'm worng.
I think we do see our CSIs w/ guns & so on & so forth only because this a TV show and normal CSIs wouldn't be entertaining enough :lol:
In general this show considers them as cops, but when it comes to public events (such as a funeral) they do know they're not cops and they aren't supposed to have a funeral w/ uniforms
At least that's what I get from crime drama shows :lol: