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Derogatory; derived from the term "Pig/Pigs"; can refer to a single officer or the police generally. [3] Bagieta. Polish slang term for police officer, that is: baguette and it is reference to police baton. BAC. French slang for police officer; acronym of the Brigade anti-criminalité in France. Barney.
A more endearing term for a female police officer. Kojak with a Kodak: Police officer running radar. Local yokel A local city police officer. Mama Bear A less derogatory term for a female police officer. Miss Piggy A female police officer (refers to the Muppet character, derived from the pejorative term "pig" for police officers). Mountie Mountie
The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote the informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague 's errors, misconducts, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4] If questioned about an incident of alleged ...
The troubled Antioch Police Department faces another blow, as a second police officer was convicted last week in a scheme to fraudulently obtain college degrees for higher pay.. Morteza Amiri, 33 ...
Ferguson police on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving ...
An Arkansas police officer has been fired after video shows him allegedly beating a man handcuffed in the back of a patrol car. In a statement posted to social media Aug. 9, the Jonesboro Police ...
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Numerous slang terms exist for the police. Many slang terms for police officers are decades or centuries old with lost etymologies. One of the oldest, cop, has largely lost its slang connotations and become a common colloquial term used both by the public and police officers to refer to their profession. [9]