How Police got the name Cop

[Atrain1]

Does anyone really know how Police officer's got the nickname Cop or Copper, from what I have heard it could be from London and stand for Constable on Patrol, or in America citizens on patrol, or I have also heard it was because they used to wear copper badges, and I have also heard that they never did wear copper badges it was copper buttons, Just something I thought was interesting and never really got a direct answer to it.

[jplove71]

How Police got the name Cop

[flan7211]

How Police got the name Cop

Smarmy.

[sneakerd]

I thought Atrain had taken all of the training to become a police officer, but then changed his mind and became a skiptracer because it was safer? "Police" history is pretty much 101 level in any training curriculum. The word "cop" or "copper" comes from the fact that early foot patrolmen, not really thought of as police officers in the mid/late-1800s, wore copper gorgets or badges hanging around their necks, thus they were referred to as cops or coppers. At least that's what they taught me at that level.

[Bailey Guns]

How Police got the name Cop

[Atrain1]

I thought Atrain had taken all of the training to become a police officer, but then changed his mind and became a skiptracer because it was safer? "Police" history is pretty much 101 level in any training curriculum. The word "cop" or "copper" comes from the fact that early foot patrolmen, not really thought of as police officers in the mid/late-1800s, wore copper gorgets or badges hanging around their necks, thus they were referred to as cops or coppers. At least that's what they taught me at that level.

thats what I was told but like I said I never have got a solid answer

[BPTactical]

Hey kids, tune in next week when we find out where the word: "Schmegma" comes from...........

[sneakerd]

[TriggerHappy]

How is "PIG" derogatory? I asked my mom who was patrol for 28 years, and she didn't know...anyone?

[Scanker19]

Hey kids, tune in next week when we find out where the word: "Schmegma" comes from...........