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What is this "pin" thing called?
Vince Brannigan wrote: Bill Schnakenberg wrote: Ogden Johnson III wrote: "Njord" wrote: Hmm, replying to my own post. But wondering if this has anything to do with the expression 'to pull the pin'? Hand grenade pins and belaying pins have nothing in common. Nor do police badges. In PD jargon (at least in the NYPD), 'to pull the pin' means to retire. In olden days, the badge was secured to the uniform with a large separate safety pin. Later badges had a pin as an integral part of the badge. Pulling the pin meant that the badge was removed forever. I never heard any NYPD person refer to it as anything other than a "shield" I was not a NYPD cop. I call it a badge. Whether the NYPD calls it a 'shield', or the slang word 'tin', does it change the meaning of my message? I invite you to go to this official NYPD page. Read the very last paragraph. http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/ch...d-history.html |
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