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Having a seizure? Let me taze you (lemmy.wtf)

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https://reason.com/2024/04/05/california-cops-tased-a-man-having-a-seizure-then-booked-him-on-bogus-charges-to-cover-their-mistake/

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago

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.