Tattoos, turbans and beards are in. That has led many to make a nod to shifting fashion trends, particularly among millennials, and ease longstanding bans on beards and visible tattoos. New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; Austin, Texas; and Pinellas Park, Florida, are among the departments that look the other way if a recruit comes in with visible tattoos. Sixty-nine percent said the department shouldn't have a policy prohibiting visible tattoos. Still, the department's prohibition on visible tattoos has stayed in place, in part because of the potential challenge of regulating the content of tattoos that might be offensive.

Source: ABC News January 28, 2017 16:22 UTC