blackn1ght@feddit.uk to And Finally...@feddit.uk · edit-218 days agoSecurity tightened after detective stole £400k of cocainewww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareblackn1ght@feddit.ukOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoIn this context it means Police Constable. Although the. BBC have since changed the title to be “detective” instead now.
minus-squareatlas@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoRightly so, as the article originally stated he was a detective and not a regular constable. Either way, using acronyms where they aren’t necessary, especially popular ones with multiple meanings, is a genuinely terrible idea. Thanks for sharing the article nonetheless.
In this context it means Police Constable. Although the. BBC have since changed the title to be “detective” instead now.
Rightly so, as the article originally stated he was a detective and not a regular constable.
Either way, using acronyms where they aren’t necessary, especially popular ones with multiple meanings, is a genuinely terrible idea.
Thanks for sharing the article nonetheless.