I REFER TO THE mounted police officers pictured in the Oxford Mail on August 6.

They certainly look an imposing sight.

Unfortunately, the two officers on foot patrol look a lot less imposing.

The absence of headgear gives them a casual appearance which doesn’t impress the public, particularly young people.

Part of the problem is that the supervisory officers do not enforce the dress code, partly because they are just as bad themselves.

DAVID YOUD, Barlow Close, Wheatley