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[-] kittenzrulz123 51 points 5 months ago

The NYPD does not internally call itself a "police force", its always "paramilitary organization" or similar.

[-] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 37 points 5 months ago
[-] kittenzrulz123 15 points 5 months ago

I actually worked there as an intern (unpaid of course).

[-] Dashi@lemmy.world 20 points 5 months ago

Unfortunately you saying that still has the same credibility as your first statement. It's just your word. I don't doubt they do on occasion but to say ALWAYS refer to themselves that way is a lot to take on word alone.

[-] kittenzrulz123 6 points 5 months ago

I'm saying internally, they call themselves a police force for external (aka public) relations. Internally they feel no need to use pretty language.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 8 points 5 months ago

"F*** the paramilitary organization" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

[-] howrar@lemmy.ca 12 points 5 months ago

Just make it an acronym, P.O.

Maybe double up to make it sound cute

popo

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago

Popo is a word used in German to describe a butt

[-] salmoura@lemmy.eco.br 4 points 5 months ago

In Portuguese, the suffix "zão" is colloquially used to represent an augmentative form. "Popozão", in Brazil, means exactly what you're thinking of.

[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago
[-] Grizzlywer@feddit.de 2 points 5 months ago
[-] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

I'd say it's more like "Poppo". The English popo for police would be "poh poh", I think.

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

Fuck the junta

[-] TargaryenTKE@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago
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