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The figure in the artwork—a black man dressed in a midnight blue police uniform—represents the totalitarian black mass. [3] The hat that frames the head of the policeman resembles a cage, and represents what Basquiat believes are the constrained independent perceptions of African-Americans at the time, and how constrained the policeman's own perceptions were within white society.
Argentinean slang term for police officers derived from "rata" (rat). Also derived from vesre pronunciation of tira ("strap"), since older police uniforms featured a leather strap across the officer's chest. [58] See Tira. Also used in Chile as slang for a member of the PDI. Reggin Slang used for non-white police officers in Latvia. Rent-a-Cop
A plainclothes police officer will wear a headband, wristband or other piece of clothing in the color of the day, [3] and officers will be told of this color at the police station before they start work. [1] [4] The system is for officer safety and first started during the violence of the 1970s and 1980s in New York City. [3]
The police forces of the remaining states and territories progressively adopted the pattern during the 1970s [5] until it was displayed on all Australian police uniforms except that of the Australian Federal Police, who use a black and white Sillitoe tartan on their cap bands.
The suit alleges that Williams, a Black officer, was fired over the alleged use of excessive force while “a number of white police officers accused of comparable or more egregious conduct were ...
Gloucestershire Police's response time to 999 and 101 calls is no longer a "cause for concern", inspectors have ruled. Measures had previously been put in place after it was found that in the year ...
The two police officers are painted in black and white. Both individuals are shown in full uniform with evident handcuffs and a baton around their respective belts. This portrayal of same-sex intimacy is a common feature of art dating as far back as the 16th century in Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling. [4]
Meeting a target to answer 90% of 999 calls in less than 10 seconds is a “significant challenge for policing” at a time of squeezed budgets, a police chief has said as new data revealed only ...