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[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 He runs, and so when he’s caught he takes an ass-kicking and then goes into the back of a wagon.
at ass-kicking, n.
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 Even in the vernacular of what cops secretly think is fair, this is bullshit, this is a horror show.
at horrorshow, n.
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 A humble is a cheap, inconsequential arrest that nonetheless gives the guy a night or two in jail before he sees a court commissioner. You can arrest people on ‘failure to obey,’ it’s a humble. Loitering is a humble. [...] It’s the ultimate recourse for a cop who doesn’t like somebody who's looking at him the wrong way.
at humble, n.
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 Too many officers who came up in a culture that taught them not the hard job of policing, but simply how to roam the city, jack everyone up, and call for the wagon.
at jack up, v.4
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 But these guys weren't satisfied with just juking their own stats.
at juke, v.3
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 Two things get your ass kicked faster than anything: one is making a cop run. If [...] you fucking run and he catches you, you’re gonna take some lumps.
at lump, n.
[US] D. Simon on themarshallproject.org 29 Apr. 🌐 When you have African-American officers beating the dog-piss out of people they’re supposed to be policing [...] it's pretty remarkable.
at beat the piss out of (v.) under piss, the, phr.
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