MeldrikM to WTF@lemmy.wtfEnglish • 4 months agoHaving a seizure? Let me taze youlemmy.wtfimagemessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1898arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem@lemmy.world
arrow-up1887arrow-down1imageHaving a seizure? Let me taze youlemmy.wtfMeldrikM to WTF@lemmy.wtfEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square121fedilinkfile-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-square@AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•edit-24 months 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-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish13•4 months 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.