electric police
n.— «The street term for police officers with Tasers is “electric police.”» —“La. department to get Tasers” by Steven Ward in Gonzales, Louisiana PoliceOne.com Jan. 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
electric police
n.— «The street term for police officers with Tasers is “electric police.”» —“La. department to get Tasers” by Steven Ward in Gonzales, Louisiana PoliceOne.com Jan. 23, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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