MeldrikM to [email protected]English • 29 days agoHaving a seizure? Let me taze youlemmy.wtfimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1888arrow-down111file-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem
arrow-up1877arrow-down1imageHaving a seizure? Let me taze youlemmy.wtfMeldrikM to [email protected]English • 29 days agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: thepoliceproblem
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@AngryCommieKenderlink7•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-squareLizlinkfedilinkEnglish13•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.