Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office $132,000 cowboy hat order draws mixed reactions: "This is all part of the rebranding"

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office has ordered 1,000 cowboy hats for deputies at a total cost of $132,000, drawing mixed reactions from voters and prompting officials to defend the purchase.The hats cost $132 each. The sheriff's office says they are optional and will be paid for from its existing uniform budget.A social media video of deputies putting on a cowboy hat and passing it along drew attention to the new uniform option. Sheriff Rosie Cordero Stutz appears at the end."We've always worn a badge. Now we're adding a sheriff style to it," Cordero Stutz says in the video.Some residents questioned the spending."My paycheck, our taxes, and as a 20-plus-year resident, I'm very disappointed," said Eliseo Abreus, a Miami-Dade voter.Voter Beatriz Morejon Paniaga, speaking in Spanish, acknowledged the cost but said she did not think the hats were a bad idea if they help protect deputies.Stedman Stahl, president of the South Florida Police Benevolent Association, supports the purchase and call