2. "RE: (S70) S5DSE03 Fire Hazards"
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>Beifong - Common slang for metalbender cops (less insulting >than "tinhead" and not as dated by this time), from the two members of >that illustrious family who served as chief of police in Republic >City's early days.
I was wondering why this would still be a current term when I remembered the first real modern police force in London being called "bobbies" or "peelers" after Sir Robert Peel. That was nearly 200 years ago, and "bobbies" at least is still used here in Scotland, although I remember it being a lot more common in the 1960s/70s. Surprising how some terms just won't go away.