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elehhhhna

(32,076 posts) Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:28 PM Dec 2014

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Remember when cops were called "Peace Officers" ? I do.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_officer

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Remember when cops were called "Peace Officers" ? I do. (Original Post) elehhhhna Dec 2014 OP

That was a title cops bestowed on themselves back in the 1960s hifiguy Dec 2014 #1

yeah and it was bullshit then too. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #7

The book on the formation of the worlds first police force Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2014 #2

My first paycheck job was for the Kentucky Peace Officers Association. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #3

The good old days. jwirr Dec 2014 #4

Yup Blue_Adept Dec 2014 #5

Yeah. Iggo Dec 2014 #6

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

1. That was a title cops bestowed on themselves back in the 1960s

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:30 PM

Dec 2014

and 1970s when they were getting a bad rep for randomly beating the shit out of hippies, longhairs and civil rights demonstrators.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

7. yeah and it was bullshit then too.

Reply to hifiguy (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 10:46 PM

Dec 2014

The only difference I can see between now and then is that now they have weaponry up the wazoo and absolutely no reluctance to use it.

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,563 posts)

2. The book on the formation of the worlds first police force

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:40 PM

Dec 2014

is a great read. Unfortunately I forget the title
Here is a look at his principles
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/nyregion/sir-robert-peels-nine-principles-of-policing.html?_r=0

TheKentuckian

(25,023 posts)

3. My first paycheck job was for the Kentucky Peace Officers Association.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 08:55 PM

Dec 2014

Sold the "On Guard" magazine.

Well, actually I sold the Peace Officers and the magazine would show up as a bonus with some auto decals. On occasion I'd sell the stickers, folks used to be excited to slap that shit on their car and the magazines would show up.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

4. The good old days.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:23 PM

Dec 2014

Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)

5. Yup

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:26 PM

Dec 2014

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Iggo

(47,548 posts)

6. Yeah.

Reply to elehhhhna (Original post)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:28 PM

Dec 2014

They were assholes back then, too.

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