Sole Speaking Officer Rule

Sole Speaking Officer Rules are common sense policing reforms that require that only one police officer present at an encounter with a suspect be allowed to give orders to that suspect. This is particularly important to limit the escalation of tense police encounters where a suspect struggles with trying to comply with contradictory commands shouted at him by multiple officers. If you watch recorded encounters between debilitated and scared suspects and law enforcement, a trend you will often see is one where several officers respond, each shouting orders at the suspect, (often when pointing firearms at them) that conflict with each other. Sole Speaking Officer Rules seek to reduce injury and death by requiring that law enforcement conduct themselves in a more professional manner that does not frustrate and confuse suspects that are willing to comply.

We need Sole Speaking Officer Rules adopted by more police departments.

by Sole Speaking Officer October 31, 2023

Please speak English

It means you should stop speaking spanish and speak english in a video game because you are in a english server.

Please speak English, i can't understand you

by BruhMomentor August 28, 2020

Speak in tongues

To speak your thoughts out loud, seemingly from your subconscious.

Talking your native lingo. It may be understood by hometown homies, but to most it will sound like mumbo jumbo

Cow: You mumble a lot
Zebra: Nah I just speak in tongues.
Cow: What the hell does that mean.?
Zebra: My brain got bypassed

by Banana Beeswax March 26, 2020

Sweaty and Have to Speak a Different Language

Term used to describe a school day where you have physical education and french (or any subject teaching you about a language that is not native to you).

Nick: You know what they say about Russia
Saul: what
Nick: Your sweaty and have to speak a different language!

by No_Name_Bob January 28, 2021

Cop speak

A subset of bafflegab intended both to lend glory to mundane events and to obfuscate unethical or violent actions. Examples might include “the alleged perpetrator proceeded in a northerly direction via vehicle” for “he drove north”, “sworn members” for “cops”, and “arrested after a brief use-of-force encounter” for “we beat him up”.

The press conference after the shooting was full of the kind of cop speak you’d expect from Public Affairs.

by CharleneV May 5, 2023

Networking Speak

The language used to describe any conversation involving computer networks.

networking speak has a highly domain-specific grammar and lexicon.

by MM007 May 6, 2020

dont speak english day

dont speak english day is on October 7th, speaking english is prohibited on that day.

I wasnt able to understand anyone yesterday, it was dont speak english day and everyone besides me spoke spanish. I only know german.

by your mom, my bedroom August 30, 2022