Comments on Cop in the Hood: Is "Cop" a bad word?

And if it were an unequivocally bad word, would I ...

2008-05-09T13:48:00.000-04:00

And if it were an unequivocally bad word, would I have called my book, "Cop in the Hood?"

FWIW, if it was an unequivocally bad word, would t...

2008-05-09T11:52:00.000-04:00

FWIW, if it was an unequivocally bad word, would there be a program called "Cops in Shops"?

Maybe it's this: "cop" can be rude, but it's not a...

2008-05-08T21:25:00.000-04:00

Maybe it's this: "cop" can be rude, but it's not an insult.

It's kind of like that, but not quite. Because I d...

2008-05-08T21:18:00.000-04:00

It's kind of like that, but not quite. Because I don't mind if non-cops refer to me as a cop. "This is my friend Peter, he's a cop in Baltimore." I got no problem with that. As long as people don't get my attention by yelling, "Yo, cop!"

I got another question. Why do cops always call me "Pete" and everybody else in the world call me "Peter"? I don't really care if people call me Pete (any more than if they call me a [former] cop), but I never introduce myself as Pete.

look at it as a black name using the "N" word.... ...

2008-05-08T20:23:00.000-04:00

look at it as a black name using the "N" word.... just like cops.. its ok for other cops to call us cops... but if a citizen calls us a cop... thats insulting.... i'm glad i wasn't called, "a clean cut headed cop." ... can i get a CLICK CLICK