PAID VACATION, n. The traditional punishment for police misconduct. Synonym: “Administrative Leave.”
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For the latest example of such “punishment,” check this out. Admittedly, the cop in this instance is rather atypical in that he didn’t kill an unarmed human being.
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–from the revised and expanded edition of The American Heretic’s Dictionary, the best modern successor to Ambrose Bierce’s Devil’s Dictionary
Sharp and Pointed 