[ExI] police

[Dan TheBookMan]

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Dan
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On Jun 15, 2020, at 4:34 PM, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> > On Behalf Of Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat
> Subject: Re: [ExI] police
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> On Jun 14, 2020, at 7:48 AM, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:  
> Hi BillW…The local constables (in general) never heard of any of it.
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> spike
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> >…Are you using ‘constables’ to mean ‘police’ or actual constables? If the former, it’s an example of the sort language change I mentioned earlier: the meaning of existing terms alters over time.
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> Regards,
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> Dan
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> Hi Dan, “constables” are city-level police, a general term that covers the SWAT team, the specialty stuff that city-level cops do.  At the county level are the deputies with the sheriff as their boss.  State level police are troopers, national level are Feds.  Four different types of police.
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> When my bride’s great great grandfather was slain in the line of duty at age 32, leaving two young children and a widow, he was referred to as Constable Blundell in the news articles because he worked for the city.
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> spike

How the term was used in your spouse’s great-great-grandfather’s time probably isn’t a guide for how it’s used now. For California law — and be prepared for some legalese — see:

http://www.clrc.ca.gov/pub/2001/MM01-09.pdf

Is this mistaken? Or is there some official local title in your area of constable? 

You also keep using the term bride also to mean wife, I presume. Or is your marriage to her quite recent? I mean recent as a week ago or less. Again, an example of how language usage doesn’t adhere to the standard. (No problem for me as I know basically what you mean when you say “constable” or “my bride.” My point is why you have a hard time reading “fash” as slang for “fascist.”)

Regards,

Dan
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