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Derogatory. Police officer or military police in Israel. Man, The Derogatory. Police officer or other government agent who has control, either by force or circumstance. Widely used in the United States, especially among African Americans and prisoners. Popular during the 1960s and 1970s by anti-establishment groups. [citation needed] Mata/Mata-Mata
A rookie police officer. Bear A police officer. (See "Smokey" below) Bear bite/Invitation A speeding ticket. Bear cave/Bear's den A police station. Bear in the air A police officer in some form of aircraft (see "Eye in the sky"). Bear rolling discos A speeding police car with its lights flashing. Bear trap Radar or speed trap. Bear with ears
ACAB, an acronym for all cops are bastards, is a political slogan associated with those opposed to the police. It is commonly expressed as a catchphrase in graffiti , tattoos and other forms of imagery in public spaces and online.
A federal agent (also known as a special agent, federal police officer, or federal operative) is an employee of an agency or branch of the federal government, typically one responsible for investigating organized crime and terrorism, handling matters of domestic or national security, and who practices espionage, such as the FBI, CIA, NSA, or MI5.
The bad apples metaphor has been used by pro-police politicians, municipalities, and police themselves to defend police organizations when police officers are criticized for alleged misconduct. [13] [14] The metaphor communicates that the few criticized officers do not reflect the performance and behavior of the rest. [15]
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Atlanta police have released body camera video of the fatal “Cop City” activist shooting which suggests that an officer was struck by friendly fire.. Protester Manuel Esteban Paez Teran was ...
The phrase, as it is normally quoted in Latin, comes from the Satires of Juvenal, the 1st–2nd century Roman satirist.Although in its modern usage the phrase has wide-reaching applications to concepts such as tyrannical governments, uncontrollably oppressive dictatorships, and police or judicial corruption and overreach, in context within Juvenal's poem it refers to the impossibility of ...