• Frozengyro@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Yea, seems weird to me to call a prosecutor a cop. I don’t understand why people seem to be equating the two. Maybe I’m just ignorant on how that works.

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      3 months ago

      It’s not literal, it’s sort of a slang thing. Basically just means anyone seeking to get people locked up

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      3 months ago

      You’re not. They are two very different responsibilities. I think a lot of people just generally hate lawyers, too.