My brother in law raised the question as to why we refer to the police as '5.0', as in Hawaii 5.0. I wasn't sure so I figured I would ask. thanks.
2006-11-14 11:34:57 · 6 answers · asked by da5ofus 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
It comes from an old TV cop show called "Hawaii Five-Oh", starting Jack Lord. There never was a real state police force by that name, but it struck a cord in the public's imagination, and half the police forces in the country have that nickname at one time or another: "
Detroite 5-0", "Dallas 5-0", etc. Even the police force at the college that I attended had that nickname.
2006-11-14 11:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hawaii was the 50th state so Hawaii 5.0 Police are not called 5.0
2006-11-14 11:42:49 · answer #2 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That came from the tv show Hawaii 50, 50 represent Hawaii as the 50th state of the union. It is nothing official, it is slanguage.
2006-11-15 00:23:49 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was the name of the Hawaiian department that Steve Garrett ran. It's only applicable to Hawaii and that Television show.
2006-11-14 11:38:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
basically because of Hawaii Five-O
2006-11-14 11:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Kwick_Chick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5.0 liter engine is the ford crown victorias that they use. well it was...
2006-11-14 11:43:40 · answer #6 · answered by East Texan 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋