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We have an euphemism problem on our streets

16 August 2018

7:23 PM

16 August 2018

7:23 PM

Modern law enforcement seems to be increasingly as much about policing language as policing crime. Some cynics might say more of the former than the latter, or at least with greater enthusiasm, while others might argue that language can be, and often is, a crime that needs to be policed.

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