100% it helps! That is how police were dressed in the UK when I was young. They were known as the 'boys in blue'. Now it is all swat team black. If you dress someone as a soldier and equip them as a soldier, we shouldn't be suprised if they act like one.
> we shouldn't be suprised if they act like one
I'd love it if cops were held to the same rules of engagement as the military.
You, as a civilian, are expected to remain calm while LE is aggressive and shouting at you.
You, untrained, are expected to remain unafraid with guns pointing at you, but a trained cop can "fear for his life"...
I told a policemen friend (non uniform) that i didn't like that they moved someone after to black polo shirts. He said it was because sweat made the colour run from the stab vests into their white shirts...