Why police is called cop?
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That is a tough one.. There are sought to be made explanations but.. sifting through all of them, I believe it is: Around the year 1700, the slang verb cop entered English usage, meaning "to get ahold of, catch, capture." By 1844, cop showed up in print, and soon thereafter the -er suffix was added, and a policeman became a copper, one who cops or catches and arrests criminals. Copper first appeared in print in 1846, the use of cop as a short form copper occured in 1859
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Police officers are taught to use their baton, or any force for that matter, as part of an overall escalation of force.  First and foremost\n\n1. Verbal.  Any cop who doesn't know how to diffuse most problems with his command presence should turn in his badge and get a job at Home Depot.\n\n2. Weaponless defense. (this is why I think all police officers need more training in the martial arts - or just be stronger than most of the general public.  (it would cut down on the use of higher level weapons.\n\n3. Mace, pepper spray or equiv.\n\n4. Baton.  A flex baton works the best.\n\n5. If all else fails, and the person is committing a felony and their is imminent danger which could result in death or great bodily injury to the officer or someone else, then the use of firearms is usually appropriate.
132383
Those cops who abuse their authority are pigs. Otherwise, I have no problem with the police.
907505
A constables job is to protect the people and the peace\na police officers job is to protect and serve\na law enforcement officers job is to bust you!\nBIG DIFFERENCES!!
249231
Community policing is more community oriented. Involving the people. Getting out of the patrol car like in the old days....walking beat...bicycle patrol ...not riding around with the windows rolled up disconnected....having officers more involved in schools- crime preventative. Educating the community on safety, current crimes, like gang related activity..etc....\nIt also involves community watch groups and listening to suggestions from the community on how to resolve a matter. It could be getting police chaplains to help resolve neighbor diputes - mediation. \nOfficers may attend community events just to mingle. They learn more by speaking to residents in a relaxed atmosphere than by responding to a crime and looking for answers right then and there. The community (or neighborhood) as a whole knows who did what by rumors and people hear things from kids too. So if an officer gains the trust of the community he is more likely to get useful information from members of the community. They may not speak to the officer in front of others (for fear of retalitation but they may call later with information or a community tip (like on a community tip line.)\nSorry if this was drawn out.
983184
Those are the kind of cops that give all police officers a bad name.  It's very unprofessional to use four-letter words (it's one thing if you slip once in a while, but if every sentence out of your mouth is BLEEP this and BLEEP that and what the BLEEP, that's a different BLEEPin' story).
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Because, in my experience, most cops are thugs.  But in their defense, they work with the scum of society and they believe that they have a ESP when it comes to picking out criminals.  Or at the very least they are seriously scarred from those people they deal with every day.\n\nPersonally, I think we need to clamp down on them and force them to behave in a way worthy of a role model, and not a loose canon.
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It is when a mayor, governer, or President oders the military to act as police officers to disrupt riots, looting, and violence in order to gain control of a situation that has gotten out of control. Sort of like New Orleans after the Hurricanes. But, the miiltary did not have arrest powers. They were there as a watch dog to discourage violence and looting.
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Cops are not always the bad guys.  Just like in any profession there are those few who ruin it for the rest of us.  If you give a cop respect you will be surprised what he/she are willing to do for you.  But, when you get attitude and people who are not willing to cooperate unfortunately these things happen.  Yes, people bring this on themselves more than you know.  People tell their children that cops are the enemy and no good, that at times comes from parents who are up to no good themselves.  It's just easier to tell the truth, because once you lie, you have to continue to make up another lie and another and then you look stupid.
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Your right, there not all the same. But the ones that have been total jerks, and have taken advantage of their position-have given Police Officers a bad name. The ones who beat up people while they are arresting someone, the ones who get off using their tazers more than once on someone, the ones who treat people inhuman while you are jailed-I could go on and on. I have talked to people, and heard the most ugliest stories-It's a CONTROL factor for some humans using their job to hide behind! BUT, God Bless the good Officers!  They put their best foot forward, and their life may be in constant danger protecting us. They are Angels sent from Heaven!
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police officer=high stress job.
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Here in the UK our Police Constables are called many things!\nThey do not carry guns, unless they have to, and gun crime is relatively rare. Gun ownership is rare too.\nTheir nicknames are all fairly obvious:\n- copper, cop - the old Eglish word 'cop' means to apprehend.\n- the Sweeney - rhyming slang, from Sweeney Todd (an infamous serial killer) rhyming with 'Flying Squad' (an old name for a specialised unit of police).\n - see the link below.
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cop1    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (kp)\nn. Informal \nA police officer. \nOne that regulates certain behaviors or actions: “Faced with the world recession of the early 1980s,... the World Bank... became a stern economic taskmaster and cop” (Richard J. Barnet). \n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Short for copper2.]
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Hypothetically, he may run your plates and harass you, pull you over, do vehicle checks, breath tests or even have a chat to you on your doorstep about the incident.  But more than likely he will do nothing because of a few reasons.\nA- No cop mates to act as "convenient" witnesses to whatever you did\nB- Police are professionals, and unless you assaulted him or someone else etc etc, he is "off duty".\nC- No offence, because I understand your hypothetical position, and it was a great question ( i do mean that) but police get given daily jobs/assignments, and probably have bigger fish to fry.\n\nGood Luck " )
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in the UK the specials are volunteers, they are usualy part time or cant quite make the real plods & its an easier way of getting in. They still have policing powers though but never used to, it was just a uniform but now things have changed ,they can arrest your ass
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It's hard to say... I don't want to lump them all in one category.\nBut a police officers job is to Protect and Serve, and I think they forget that sometimes.
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Brave helper....Most police I no are awesome, I have respect for the police, they make sure all the criminals are off the streets and they keep us safe, who wouldn't want that?...there are a few that can be rude and grouchy but I just say a prayer for them and move on and be polite...God bless