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| diwas k |
Posted
on 24-Feb-02 01:18 AM
"The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition" lists 'cop' as an INFORMAL (emphasis mine!) noun form usage to mean a police officer.
Inspector Pande, along with many police_wo/men we will never hear about, died defending the state, its values and its citizens. To be in the police force these days is volunteering to be in combat situation without reservation. These wo/men knew they might not come back alive when they were posted to Maoist infested regions. This is no small commitment.
I am disheartened to see Kathmandu Post referring to these brave people as simply cops (Local News, Kathmandu Post, Feb 24, 2002, online). I hope the writers at TKP will show some respect to the family of the killed individuals, and refrain from use of such informal references to the sacrifice of these people.
diwas_k
Kathmandu Post Feb 24, 02
Cremation rites of cop performed
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The cremation rites of Inspector Mohan Babu Pande, who died in the Maoist attack at Sitalpati of Salyan, was performed today, the police said.
Including Pande, 34 policemen sacrificed their lives in exchange of fire when the Maoists attacked the police post of Sitalpati Thursday night.
Pande’s uncle Tikanidhi Pande offered the ritual fire for cremation.
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| Biswo |
Posted
on 24-Feb-02 01:13 PM
Hope the related authority will notice.
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| NK |
Posted
on 25-Feb-02 09:26 AM
I think it is a matter of using a foreign word 'cop' loosely than issue of showing disrespect. The writer may have heard 'cop' and 'police' interchangably in American movies thus drew the conclusion of saying 'cop' is same as saying 'police man.' It is not a crime, nor unethical, nor immoral to write 'cop' for a policeman. As the dictionary says, the worrd 'cop' is an infomal word. I am sure the paper uses a lot of informal words I am sure. Let's not too picky and judgmental when there is very little need to be. I see a tinge of nationalistic ferver everywhere I turn these days.
Or, maybe should they make you the editor of the paper ;) ?
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| diwas K |
Posted
on 25-Feb-02 04:06 PM
>I think it is a matter of using a foreign
>word 'cop' loosely than issue of showing
>disrespect.
The words one chooses can make all the difference. Thats why there are non_informal words...
>The writer may have heard 'cop'
>and 'police' interchangably in American
>movies thus drew the conclusion of saying '
>cop' is same as saying 'police man.'
>It is not a crime, nor unethical, nor immoral to
>write 'cop' for a policeman. As the
>dictionary says, the worrd 'cop' is an
>infomal word. I am sure the paper uses a
>lot of informal words I am sure.
>Let's not too picky and judgmental when there is very
>little need to be.
Maybe you are right....
>I see a tinge of nationalistic ferver everywhere I turn these
>days.
I don't blame you.....
>
>Or, maybe should they make you the editor
>of the paper ;) ?
Not in the house of plagiarists.....
_diwask
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| Nepe |
Posted
on 27-Feb-02 12:16 PM
diwas k is disheartened to see a ‘martyred’ police being called a cop. I would like to see his reaction to the text of the caption at the bottom of the picture from Jana Andolan 2046 HahooGuru uploaded (2046? WHY SHOULD NOT WE FORGET?). The picture depicts a boy trying to break the crown of Mahendra's statue. Read the words of the caption.
Nepe
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