MeldrikMA to WTFEnglish · 29 days agoHaving a seizure? Let me taze youimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1896arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1885arrow-down1imageHaving a seizure? Let me taze youMeldrikMA to WTFEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square122fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
https://reason.com/2024/04/05/california-cops-tased-a-man-having-a-seizure-then-booked-him-on-bogus-charges-to-cover-their-mistake/
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·edit-228 days agoCop = Citizen On Patrol. It’s derogatory, as it correctly implies they aren’t officers, and they absolutely hated being called cops as recently as the early '90s.
minus-squareLiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·28 days agoCop is short for copper, which was a reference to the big brass buttons they used to have on their uniforms. Could be both. Could be neither. I’m just a random person on the internet.
Cop = Citizen On Patrol. It’s derogatory, as it correctly implies they aren’t officers, and they absolutely hated being called cops as recently as the early '90s.
Cop is short for copper, which was a reference to the big brass buttons they used to have on their uniforms.
Could be both. Could be neither. I’m just a random person on the internet.