Term popularized by the Black Panthers in 1967 to refer to police who lived in the suburbs and occupied the inner city like a colonizing army. Accordingly, the associations with greed and capitalism work well in this context. The term gained currency Thanks to Emory Douglas' art.
Now generally used of the police in a negative but not necessarily revolutionary manner.
Now generally used of the police in a negative but not necessarily revolutionary manner.
by This is how we ball January 20, 2015
by manho November 1, 2003
The cops. The po-po. The fuzz. The 5-0. The boys in blue. The whoop-whoop. The swine.
Basterds think they are above the law, what they say goes.
Basterds think they are above the law, what they say goes.
by Jgorski April 13, 2010