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Brady Cops Police officers who have been dishonest are sometimes referred to as "Brady cops". Bronze Police slang term used in Mad Max; originated in Australia but used in the UK. [citation needed] BTP Specialized use (mainly on UK railways) – abbreviation of "British Transport Police", the oldest and only fully UK national police force.
A plainclothes police officer will wear a headband, wristband or other piece of clothing in the color of the day, [3] and officers will be told of this color at the police station before they start work. [1] [4] The system is for officer safety and first started during the violence of the 1970s and 1980s in New York City. [3]
The following is a list of slang terms used to refer to federal agents, which are used by the public, members of organized crime, anti-establishment political groups or individuals, and occasionally other federal employees. This list does not encompass slang terms used to refer to local police departments, nor those that denote the agencies ...
Propositon 33 would let cities and counties enact rent control by repealing the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Similar statewide rent control initiatives failed in 2020 and 2018.
Proposition 33 would allow local governments to dramatically expand rent control. It is drawing suppors from tenant groups and opposition from the real estate industry.
Proposition 33 This would repeal a state law prohibiting cities and counties from capping rents on single-family homes, condominiums and apartments built after 1995. Supporters say the proposal ...
This compilation highlights American slang from the 1920s and does not include foreign phrases. The glossary includes dated entries connected to bootlegging, criminal activities, drug usage, filmmaking, firearms, ethnic slurs, prison slang, sexuality, women's physical features, and sports metaphors.
In its modern form, the use of skell as a slang term in the United States appears to date from the 1960s, most especially from New York City. The word has sometimes been used by the police officer characters on the TV shows NYPD Blue, Third Watch, Gotham, Law and Order: SVU, and Blue Bloods, as well as Better Call Saul.