i was just talking to some one and he said he was a retired COP. and i sent him an email asking what COP meant. and if it had anything to do woth the military. i didn't know he meant cop like police. i thought that because the letters were capitalized they stood for something. i feel like an idiot. and i'm soooo embarressed. would you feel like an idiot?????
2007-08-01 02:49:56 · 14 answers · asked by Minty 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Shame on him for not using the term Police Officer. You didn't do anything wrong.
2007-08-01 03:21:09 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get over it...no big deal. Just laugh it off and forget about it.
And to zeb...The term cops did NOT come from NY. IT came from the copper buttons worn on the uniforms of british officers a couple hundred years ago. The buttons were copper, and distinctive. The officers were called "coppers", which became cop.
2007-08-01 07:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Vindicaire 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It happens, is you havent seen the use before then you wouldnt know. BTW was he able to tell you why police are called cops?
It originated in NYC, the first organized police force in the country. The first badges were indeed made of copper as someone else noted, and the term was coined by the police themselves, not the criminals. I
2007-08-01 03:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by zebj25 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If u thought it meant something else then you were probably onto something right?
Like if somebody said I like to play with pink fluffy bunnies before bed at night. Well I might assume they're referring to a sort of dream-like state before u drift into REM or something. But then he guy says "No I mean the real-life pink fluffy bunnies that hide under ur covers.." lol then who's the big dum-dum really!
It's all a matter of individual perception.
2007-08-01 05:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jeska J 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We've all done/said/thought stupid things before and looked like we have a total lack of common sense. I once forgot how to spell "the" while typing a paper at like 2 AM. I felt like an idiot, but this kind of thing happens to everyone.
2007-08-01 03:04:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that police didn't like it when people called them Cop.It stands for Copper, I think their badges used to be made out of copper and crimianls just called them Cop for short.
2007-08-01 02:59:09 · answer #6 · answered by Marilyn T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dear,you shouldnt cause i also cuoldnt.infact that fellow is an idiot.any cop worth his salt should know that capitalized words in centre of a sentence is grammatical error.he should have tried this,C.O.P.i feel like an idiot know!!!!!.
2007-08-01 03:14:08 · answer #7 · answered by JAMES M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like telling Stevie Wonder
See you later...
you'll survive.
2007-08-01 04:24:25 · answer #8 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, just laugh it off. I don't think he cares, and he shouldn't've capitalized the word cop.
2007-08-01 03:04:11 · answer #9 · answered by i_luv_flip_phones 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can make a mistake.
2007-08-01 03:04:48 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋