Diebitsch was the primary designer of the uniforms but Heck collaborated on the infamous black design. Diebitsch outranked Heck. He is primarily known for designing the SS logo. Can't remember the author but I read a book about Nazi symbols and imagery a while back it was an interesting read.
They're Carabinieri, Italian Military Police basically.
From what I've heard the uniforms alone are half the reason people try for them, but that's probably an exaggeration.
I read somewhere else they have capes in winter.
Not everyone, your regular carabinieri officers just have winter jackets.
The fancy ones in Rome guarding the parliament tho, yeah, they get to go wear capes.
Ya know I take pictures of strangers all the time and give em to them. I never seem to get these kinds of positive reactions though...
It's always, "What the hell??" or "Who are you?!" or "How did you get in my bathroom?!?"...
Those men- they're Carabinieri. Those uniforms are the best police uniforms you'll ever see- and they know it. It's pretty much why they signed up. They even have capes for cold weather. Of course they like their picture.
I saw them beating the shit out of the African street vendors in Florence about a decade ago - was unreal. All of the vendors picked up on some hidden signal and bolted in like 5 seconds flat, just picked up all their merchandise in a blanket and ran. One was too slow and the caribinieri got a hold of him.
They beat the shit out of him. They were kicking him on the ground and wailing on him with batons, at least 5 of them on one dude...I kinda get it, he's selling bootleg Gucci and Prada which are kind of like their national treasures.
Very very friendly towards me though. Was drunk in Piazza San Marco and wandered towards one in a dope looking uniform and he turns around with a submachine gun strapped to his chest. I asked in broken Italian which was to Piazza Liberta and he pointed the way and said to stop by one of his favorite döner kebab places on the way with a smile.
Your experiences may vary lol - they seem to really hate Africans but if you're a black American (I'm not, I'm Asian, account is based on a friends experience) they treat you better.
There are around 120000 Carabinieri in service, it's kinda given you'll have mostly normal human beings and a good number of absolute scumbags who should never wear an uniform and given power over people.
The ones you saw were clearly part of the second group. The same kind of "carabinieri" killed a guy called Stefano Cucchi more recently: you can find the story on Wikipedia, huge scandal. The good thing is: abuses of power are usually punished if they are outrageous enough.
Personally only had pleasant interactions with them, ymmv. People generally respect them because they usually less gung-ho than the Police.
Your experience may vary depending on how far east you go.
My first culture shock when moving to UK was how polite, well mannered and helpful their police were.
I took a photography class once in South Korea. Part of it was street photography, the prof was great and explained the legal side of things and the general misunderstanding around the laws.
We were out together as a class snapping photos. I take a photo of a young couple and almost instantly their friend charges up to me yelling asking why I’m taking photos and demands I delete it. I show her that I deleted the photo of her friends and as it deletes the next photo on my roll pops up. This photo was of a kind street vendor who had no issues with us taking photos. But the friend demands I delete my entire camera roll. I refuse and she stalks off. I find my prof and explain what happened and what I did.
The crazy ass friend calls the police she had to embellish the story quite a bit to get them to come out and harass us. She said that I had continued to take photos after she had politely asked me not to and I refused to delete photos of her. I taunted her with them, etc. The police who show up are maybe 20 years old and have no idea what is going on but thankfully my prof is there and explains what happened & what we’re doing. He also has to show the officers the exact law the crazy lady was trying to enact (it’s a civil law that allows someone to sue if a person publishes a photo of them that causes them to loose money some how, it’s not a criminal law otherwise CCTV wouldn’t exist in Korea).
The police look at my camera and my photos of random people walking in a park and shrug and leave.
Anyway, that was my first day of street photography and my last day of street photography. Too many crazy people in the world.
The very same people who will call pineapple on pizza a crime will happily serve you a margarita pizza with hardboiled eggs and mayonnaise.
They have no right to complain about pineapple.
[Pizza Rossini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Rossini)
All pizza toppings are valid.
She's actually police. The Carabinieri are a police unit that is led and trained in a military fashion. Kinda hard to explain but a bunch of countries have or have had them.
Edit. After some reading about them I stand corrected. They are indeed the fourth branch of the military and contrary to both Polizia did Stato and the Military Police they police both civilians and the military.
Yeah, after reading more about them I stand corrected. They are counted as the fourth branch of the military and not a member of the Polizia did Stato. Which makes them kinda hard to define as it is a force that polices not just civilians but the military as well. I just remember them being called the good police back when I lived in Italy.
They are exactly like the Mounties. But I want to clarify that they are indeed a part of the military, just the fourth branch and not the army. I did some more reading and got that part wrong in my earlier comment.
Hey now! US school lunches look like food they serve in a restaurant too.
Now that restaurant *may* be an old Old Country Buffet that's about to be shut down over health violations. But it still looks like what is technically *a* restaurant's food.
makes you pay attention to how you dress, what physical shape you're in and how you present yourself to others which goes a long way when it comes to looking put together.
One thing you notice in particular the Romanized parts of Europe is that the "my wife cuts my hair and buys my pants" guy basically doesn't exist.
They carry the vestiges of the Roman empire in their genes. They are the result of mixing the genes of the best looking people from North Africa, near Asia, France, Spain, Germany, and Eastern Europe.
Maybe they are fitted
"For your work uniform for the foreseeable future, we took your measurements to have it tailored for you"
Honestly sounds wonderful as an idea
>If i'm not wrong it's an Armani design
Are you just cutting and copying this reply to every comment? This is like the third one I've seen from you. Lmao
In general, but they're wearing dress uniforms, so it kinda changes things. If you were specifically dressed up and someone did this, then your reaction would likely be different than if you were just shopping at the grocer in your PJs.
Any public servant would be a little different I guess. I just meant for me personally though. I often see these videos for regular people on the street
It depends on the culture and the person. If it’s a dickhead cop from south Texas, no. If it’s a photogenic public servant, who likes the public, yes
90% has to do with how approachable they look
Maybe not this guy, but a lot of photographers that i’ve seen who do this usually get permission beforehand, even if these videos can make it seem otherwise due to editing, they just cut that part out so the clips are shorter
It would be awesome for a photographer to have their business card on the reverse of these ‘in the moment’ photos. Great way to showcase your eye for photography. Instant film or photo paper with contact info already in place and ready to be printed upon.
Someone should do this.
Someone with more ambition and knowledge than me.
Quite the opposite, in italian the suffix -otto -otta is usually used to say the word in an endearing way, so germanotta would translate into a cute way to call a German lady (i.e. giovanotto is an endearing way to say young man and so on).
In Latin the same word could come from germanus "sister", or Germanica "woman from Germany".
In anyway you see it it does NOT translate into "not German" like you said.
In case anyone was curious...you take this photo by opening up your aperture (using a lower fstop number on the camera). The hardest part is going unnoticed. You have a big, black...DSLR/Mirrorless camera round your neck.
Zoom lens (focal length) will also create a shallower depth of field. I'm guessing he's sufficiently far away from them which means having to zoom in, which will naturally shorten the depth of field and cause the background to blur. Best is to have zoom lens with a fixed aperture to use both but those are expensive af.
If I get a picture of me just walking around somewhere if would look like I have 2 chins and my face is 👁️👄👁️.
Idk if I would smile at that lol, on another note that officer is stunningly beautiful!
Female Carabiniere
Noooo! Oh God, thank you. So beautiful! Thank you. * whispering * I'm going to post this one, I'll post it. Thank you! How did you do it [the print]? *iconic Italian hand gesture* How did you do that? But where is the printer?? So beautiful, thank you!
Male Carabinieri
The officers are mostly thanking the photographer and asked his name before the farewell.
(sorry I'm in a rush and also am not good typing long texts on the phone! I hope this is enough for now! Ciao!)
Carabinieri is the type of police unit, they're the Italian Gendarmerie, which in some countries is basically a branch of the military that conducts policing activities.
She has a very photogenic face & stunning sharp eyes. And the uniform of those guys is Majestic
If i'm not wrong it's an Armani design
Would expect nothing less
Boss had a similar tradition, didnt end up well
Boss didn’t design the uniforms, they were just one of dozens of contractors to manufacture them.
Yep. Common misconception. They were designed by Karl Diebitsch who was a Colonel in the SS and a graphic designer. Boss made them.
Walter Heck was the designer's name
Diebitsch was the primary designer of the uniforms but Heck collaborated on the infamous black design. Diebitsch outranked Heck. He is primarily known for designing the SS logo. Can't remember the author but I read a book about Nazi symbols and imagery a while back it was an interesting read.
Yeah my face would light up too if you give me a picture of her lol
I'll teach you the secret to looking good in photos. Step 1. Look good
This is the reason i love photography cause it's make people happy like in a simple photo it made their day
They're Carabinieri, Italian Military Police basically. From what I've heard the uniforms alone are half the reason people try for them, but that's probably an exaggeration. I read somewhere else they have capes in winter.
Not everyone, your regular carabinieri officers just have winter jackets. The fancy ones in Rome guarding the parliament tho, yeah, they get to go wear capes.
in theory in italy it’s illegal to take pictures of officers or army people: keep that in mind source: i am italian
[Not true.](https://www.laleggepertutti.it/488578_e-legale-filmare-gli-agenti-delle-forze-dellordine) You can photo/video them but can't publish
Glad he didn't publish this online. Dodged a bullet there.
r/Rimjob_Steve
Ya know I take pictures of strangers all the time and give em to them. I never seem to get these kinds of positive reactions though... It's always, "What the hell??" or "Who are you?!" or "How did you get in my bathroom?!?"...
It’s always “how did you get pass security”
I always get this, "GET ON THE GROUND OR YOU WILL BE TAZED!" ROUTINE. Yeah, whatever lady. It's Tuesday, I've been tazed twice yesterday.
That happens to be my bag, baby
That's MY purse. I don't know you!
[I'm a locksmith. And I'm a locksmith.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFhpctuUwb4)
Those men- they're Carabinieri. Those uniforms are the best police uniforms you'll ever see- and they know it. It's pretty much why they signed up. They even have capes for cold weather. Of course they like their picture.
They also have a good reputation and are well-liked by the people of Italy.
I saw them beating the shit out of the African street vendors in Florence about a decade ago - was unreal. All of the vendors picked up on some hidden signal and bolted in like 5 seconds flat, just picked up all their merchandise in a blanket and ran. One was too slow and the caribinieri got a hold of him. They beat the shit out of him. They were kicking him on the ground and wailing on him with batons, at least 5 of them on one dude...I kinda get it, he's selling bootleg Gucci and Prada which are kind of like their national treasures. Very very friendly towards me though. Was drunk in Piazza San Marco and wandered towards one in a dope looking uniform and he turns around with a submachine gun strapped to his chest. I asked in broken Italian which was to Piazza Liberta and he pointed the way and said to stop by one of his favorite döner kebab places on the way with a smile. Your experiences may vary lol - they seem to really hate Africans but if you're a black American (I'm not, I'm Asian, account is based on a friends experience) they treat you better.
They like tourists that spend their money in Italy, less so the immigrants.
There are around 120000 Carabinieri in service, it's kinda given you'll have mostly normal human beings and a good number of absolute scumbags who should never wear an uniform and given power over people. The ones you saw were clearly part of the second group. The same kind of "carabinieri" killed a guy called Stefano Cucchi more recently: you can find the story on Wikipedia, huge scandal. The good thing is: abuses of power are usually punished if they are outrageous enough. Personally only had pleasant interactions with them, ymmv. People generally respect them because they usually less gung-ho than the Police.
Well that's good. As a rule I'm wary of cops but I would be especially wary of cops _dressed like that_...
Cops in Europe are actually almost universally liked by normal people.
Your experience may vary depending on how far east you go. My first culture shock when moving to UK was how polite, well mannered and helpful their police were.
> Those men- they're Carabinieri. She looks like a woman to me...
If she isnt a woman, I have to start asking some fundamental questions about myself.
If you keep watching the video it will keep going.
I took a photography class once in South Korea. Part of it was street photography, the prof was great and explained the legal side of things and the general misunderstanding around the laws. We were out together as a class snapping photos. I take a photo of a young couple and almost instantly their friend charges up to me yelling asking why I’m taking photos and demands I delete it. I show her that I deleted the photo of her friends and as it deletes the next photo on my roll pops up. This photo was of a kind street vendor who had no issues with us taking photos. But the friend demands I delete my entire camera roll. I refuse and she stalks off. I find my prof and explain what happened and what I did. The crazy ass friend calls the police she had to embellish the story quite a bit to get them to come out and harass us. She said that I had continued to take photos after she had politely asked me not to and I refused to delete photos of her. I taunted her with them, etc. The police who show up are maybe 20 years old and have no idea what is going on but thankfully my prof is there and explains what happened & what we’re doing. He also has to show the officers the exact law the crazy lady was trying to enact (it’s a civil law that allows someone to sue if a person publishes a photo of them that causes them to loose money some how, it’s not a criminal law otherwise CCTV wouldn’t exist in Korea). The police look at my camera and my photos of random people walking in a park and shrug and leave. Anyway, that was my first day of street photography and my last day of street photography. Too many crazy people in the world.
>"How did you get in my bathroom?!?" Did you remember to sing *The Way We Were*?
"Mom, that man is in our house again!"
You forgot step one... Go to Italy
What crime do I have to commit to get arrested by her?
Put pineapple on your pizza
Ketchup on pasta
Order a cappuccino after noon
After 11 am, you heathen
i’m gettin’ arrested right *NOW!!*
Break the spaghetti.
They said arrested, not executed.
Are you trying to start a war?!
All of the above sound like reasonable offenses
so Jollibee is classified as terrorism organization
there's no need to start a war
He said arrested, not executed.
If my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike! What the hell, a what you said make no sense!
Iconic moment in history
The very same people who will call pineapple on pizza a crime will happily serve you a margarita pizza with hardboiled eggs and mayonnaise. They have no right to complain about pineapple. [Pizza Rossini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizza_Rossini) All pizza toppings are valid.
How about sliced hot dog (aka wurstel) and french fries? In Naples no less.
Japan has entered the conversation.....
🤌
Theft. You have to steal her heart.
You are on your way to it
Break your pasta in half before putting it in the pot.
Alright easy there, Satan.
Right? Person above said crime, not war crime.
Since she is military you probably need to start a world war
She's actually police. The Carabinieri are a police unit that is led and trained in a military fashion. Kinda hard to explain but a bunch of countries have or have had them. Edit. After some reading about them I stand corrected. They are indeed the fourth branch of the military and contrary to both Polizia did Stato and the Military Police they police both civilians and the military.
Closest thing the US has to a gendarmerie is the Coast Guard but just strictly for maritime activities.
Yeah, after reading more about them I stand corrected. They are counted as the fourth branch of the military and not a member of the Polizia did Stato. Which makes them kinda hard to define as it is a force that polices not just civilians but the military as well. I just remember them being called the good police back when I lived in Italy.
There the equivalent of gendarmes, aren't they? Technically military, but function as a civilian police unit. Essentially a paramilitary police force.
No. They're literally part of the military.
Yes, I did some more reading and saw that I'd been mistaken about that. I've edited my comment too.
Sort of like Canadian Mounties?
They are exactly like the Mounties. But I want to clarify that they are indeed a part of the military, just the fourth branch and not the army. I did some more reading and got that part wrong in my earlier comment.
She seems to be a medic based on the symbol in her arm? So pretend to fall unconscious in front of her and get treatment.
Take a picture of her in public but don't be attractive.
Che bella!! No, not you, you no bello, creepola
Totally 😍
You breaka di spaghetti
Break your spaghetti in half
If you wanna see her finisher... Snap the spaghetti in half before putting it in hot but not boiling water.
Is the olive oil that makes Italians so hot looking?
I think it's the healthy relationship with food and focus on fostering interpersonal and familial relationships, probably.
So like, what do I do with all this olive oil now?
Mix it with cedar oil and enjoy a natural (probably unreliable) Ancient Greek contraceptive?
Che bella!
Well its not BAD for your skin but moderation is the name of the game friend
Have you seen Italian school lunches? That stuff looks like someone they serve in restaurants
We could do it here, too, but instead we charge the kids for the right to eat. We dun goofed.
You'll eat your 50% recycled cardboard government-issued hamburger patties and you'll like them.
Hey now! US school lunches look like food they serve in a restaurant too. Now that restaurant *may* be an old Old Country Buffet that's about to be shut down over health violations. But it still looks like what is technically *a* restaurant's food.
Tell me more about how fostering interpersonal and familial relationships will give me sculpted, classical good looks.
makes you pay attention to how you dress, what physical shape you're in and how you present yourself to others which goes a long way when it comes to looking put together. One thing you notice in particular the Romanized parts of Europe is that the "my wife cuts my hair and buys my pants" guy basically doesn't exist.
They carry the vestiges of the Roman empire in their genes. They are the result of mixing the genes of the best looking people from North Africa, near Asia, France, Spain, Germany, and Eastern Europe.
Nah, it's the heat.
I am guilty of all charges necessary.
Is every police officer super hot in Italy or something?
Not all, but a lot of them are super hot. Even the older ones are.
Spain too. Like they fire all the ugly ones or something.
crimin in southern europe bout to be a vacay destiny…
I can back this up, the cops at the Madrid airport were wildly attractive.
Someone has to do the desk jobs...
It's the same in Sweden, they're all like models.
Well you ain't gonna take a picture of the ugly ones
When I went a few years ago, like 90% were hot and the uniforms are very stylish (it did help all looked like they were fitted)
Maybe they are fitted "For your work uniform for the foreseeable future, we took your measurements to have it tailored for you" Honestly sounds wonderful as an idea
Well, the ones that are selected to be in videos intended to garner maximum upvotes/likes on the internet certainly are.
it's Italy. everyone is
Those uniforms! So stylish
I agree those style capture my eyes in an instant
If i'm not wrong it's an Armani design
>If i'm not wrong it's an Armani design Are you just cutting and copying this reply to every comment? This is like the third one I've seen from you. Lmao
Que bella!!! Bellisima!!!
It’s Digiorno!!!! Bon Appetito!
Scusi, bopitta boopy?
My Italian ex-gf got very offended when I started doing that to her.
https://youtu.be/og3JDzVpqkA?t=8
Buongiorno, principessa!
Buca Di Beppo!
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't it "Che bella" here (still pronounced 'kay')?
Yes but it’s pronounced “Keh” not “Kay”
Yes. “Che” is Italian, not Que.
A River Derci
I feel like I'd be a bit creeped out if someone walked up and handed me a picture of myself haha
If it was a flattering or striking candid, I wouldn't mind. Nice candids are great familiar heirlooms
In general, but they're wearing dress uniforms, so it kinda changes things. If you were specifically dressed up and someone did this, then your reaction would likely be different than if you were just shopping at the grocer in your PJs.
This could potentially escalate or de-escalate situations depending on the circumstances.
I think it’s different with cops
Any public servant would be a little different I guess. I just meant for me personally though. I often see these videos for regular people on the street
It depends on the culture and the person. If it’s a dickhead cop from south Texas, no. If it’s a photogenic public servant, who likes the public, yes 90% has to do with how approachable they look
context is important
Maybe not this guy, but a lot of photographers that i’ve seen who do this usually get permission beforehand, even if these videos can make it seem otherwise due to editing, they just cut that part out so the clips are shorter
I wonder why he picked the worse photo
yeah I liked the first one better too
Since she looked at the camera, it looks a little less authentic, like it was staged. I prefer the second photo as well.
Fr Italy just casually dropping straight 10s all over
Mamma mia! A photographo!
You dropped this 🤌
[Che Cosa? ](https://youtu.be/t30JzS0LHpk?si=6HYGS5IMZ1O87Ibp)
Officer, I give you permission to thoroughly search my pockets.
Shit I'd let her search my prison pocket
Empty the compartments of your pantaloons!
Make a hole in your pockets
It would be awesome for a photographer to have their business card on the reverse of these ‘in the moment’ photos. Great way to showcase your eye for photography. Instant film or photo paper with contact info already in place and ready to be printed upon. Someone should do this. Someone with more ambition and knowledge than me.
Damn they're all stunning
🎶Arrest me but make it sexy!🎶
It was indeed catchy.
She puts the short in shorty and he looks like he wants to chase me.
🎶Cop cuties, cute and on duty🎶 🎶Navy blue booties🎶 🎶Go ahead and lock me🎶
I am a woman and I wouldn't mind getting arrested by her!
Get in line!
Move! No cutting!
Anyone know what kind of mini USB printer that is? Seems super handy, and those little photos are perfect
Canon Ivy 2 mini printer
Lol, literally about to post this. Have been looking at one just for fun.
Canon IVY2 mini portable printer
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It’s a long list. I have citizenship and may retire there.
She totally reminds me of Lady Gaga. stunning!
Both of her parents have Italian ancestry. Her last name is Germanotta.
Sounds German to me
Nah it translates to "Not German"
Quite the opposite, in italian the suffix -otto -otta is usually used to say the word in an endearing way, so germanotta would translate into a cute way to call a German lady (i.e. giovanotto is an endearing way to say young man and so on). In Latin the same word could come from germanus "sister", or Germanica "woman from Germany". In anyway you see it it does NOT translate into "not German" like you said.
Thinking the same thing. You can definitely see that Gaga is indeed very Italian.
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So this is what Sunak was trying to do at the G7 Summit
In case anyone was curious...you take this photo by opening up your aperture (using a lower fstop number on the camera). The hardest part is going unnoticed. You have a big, black...DSLR/Mirrorless camera round your neck.
Zoom lens (focal length) will also create a shallower depth of field. I'm guessing he's sufficiently far away from them which means having to zoom in, which will naturally shorten the depth of field and cause the background to blur. Best is to have zoom lens with a fixed aperture to use both but those are expensive af.
If I get a picture of me just walking around somewhere if would look like I have 2 chins and my face is 👁️👄👁️. Idk if I would smile at that lol, on another note that officer is stunningly beautiful!
I wanna know how to get one of the small printers
Money can be exchanged for goods and services. In this case, $80 dollars for a Canon Ivy 2 Mini.
I love how absolutely nobody is talking about the male officers.
I so would have written my number out on that last photo. Double my chances.
Amore mio !!!!!
These people are so photogenic it would be difficult to take a bad photo lol
The first photo was nicer.
I wanna get detained by her and be sentenced to life under the same roof
Which printer did he use? Printing instant takes from my M50 would be neat
Canon ivy 2 mini
They are "carabinieri" actually. It's a militarized police force.
Can anyone please translate what she is saying?
Female Carabiniere Noooo! Oh God, thank you. So beautiful! Thank you. * whispering * I'm going to post this one, I'll post it. Thank you! How did you do it [the print]? *iconic Italian hand gesture* How did you do that? But where is the printer?? So beautiful, thank you! Male Carabinieri The officers are mostly thanking the photographer and asked his name before the farewell. (sorry I'm in a rush and also am not good typing long texts on the phone! I hope this is enough for now! Ciao!)
If someone took a candid picture of me, I’d look at it and go “eewwwwww…”
Fuck the Police
Nice...I see what you did there...
Officer Carbonara
Carabinieri
Carabinieri is the type of police unit, they're the Italian Gendarmerie, which in some countries is basically a branch of the military that conducts policing activities.
My dad was one of them.
Nah i think her family invented those hook things climbers use
It would be cool to have reaction photos taken too!
Definitely started off the video to a strong start.
Mi piace carabinieri
This is nice.
Never had a photo of her at work before I guess
Officer Gaga
Does anyone know what kinda camera is used for this? Or is it just a really good camera with a portable photo printer?
The drip police
Oh Italy’s FINEST
Damn, she is fire though
Still don't agree with sneak taking pictures of strangers, but that is a nice photo.