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Flyboy_451 Donating Member (116 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-23-09 12:59 PM
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15. definitions...
From Merrian-Webster dictionary-


Main Entry: ci·vil·ian
Pronunciation: \sə-ˈvil-yən also -ˈvi-yən\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century

1 : a specialist in Roman or modern civil law
2 a : one not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force b : outsider 1


Is there some reason that you wish to re-define the word, and if so, why should others hold the same view? Strikes me as being very similar to those that wish to re-define our constitution to fit their agendas or beliefs, rather than admit that their view is not the acceptable one...
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  -Angry off-duty cop waves his gun around after his Hummer is pelted with snowballs RamboLiberal  Dec-20-09 10:10 PM   #0 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Dec-20-09 10:12 PM   #1 
  - Actually that is the behavior of an absolute lunatic  tburnsten   Dec-20-09 10:36 PM   #3 
     - I'm glad I'm not the only one with the tic about "civillian"  Callisto32   Dec-21-09 06:24 AM   #6 
        - Oh, you're not alone  Euromutt   Dec-21-09 05:18 PM   #11 
           - definitions...  Flyboy_451   Dec-23-09 12:59 PM   #15 
              - Remove bug from ass, please.  eqfan592   Dec-23-09 01:16 PM   #16 
              - Non-Military Police are civilians  tburnsten   Dec-24-09 01:41 PM   #19 
              - The problem with appealing to dictionaries is that they are descriptive as well as prescriptive  Euromutt   Dec-24-09 04:05 PM   #20 
                 - sorry about the delay  Flyboy_451   Dec-29-09 10:47 AM   #22 
  - This beggars belief  Euromutt   Dec-20-09 10:26 PM   #2 
  - I love that line.  armueller2001   Dec-23-09 09:20 AM   #14 
  - Seems reasonable - it's not like he shot anybody or anything  petronius   Dec-21-09 01:16 AM   #4 
  - We all know how this will most likely end:  Callisto32   Dec-21-09 06:17 AM   #5 
  - Paid administrative leave and then back on the beat one month later.  OneTenthofOnePercent   Dec-21-09 07:38 AM   #8 
  - Good thing there was police officer present or this could have escalated.  OneTenthofOnePercent   Dec-21-09 07:33 AM   #7 
  - Remember that only the Police have enough training to carry a handgun. NOT!! N/T  oneshooter   Dec-21-09 03:40 PM   #9 
  - That reminds me...  virginia mountainman   Dec-21-09 04:13 PM   #10 
  - D.C. chief slams cop over gun at snowball fight  RamboLiberal   Dec-21-09 09:34 PM   #12 
  - dumb cop  Twobanger   Dec-23-09 08:58 AM   #13 
  - Next step.  Callisto32   Dec-24-09 09:59 AM   #18 
     - Or at least impose *some* disciplinary sanction  Euromutt   Dec-24-09 04:30 PM   #21 
  - This guy is nuts  Ihaterush   Dec-23-09 01:59 PM   #17 
 

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