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| Virginia police drop "10-4" and other "10" codes |
| 2006-11-14 |
| Edited for brevity. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, local governments have spent millions on high-tech radios to improve communication among police forces. Now, Virginia is changing the very way cops talk. Starting this month, Virginia State Police have banned the "10 codes" used by generations of officers to flag everything from murders to bathroom breaks. Gone is the language of "10-4" and "What's your 10-20 (location)?" The codes are as much a part of police culture as badges and coffee. But over time, individual police departments adapted the codes in their own ways, creating confusion when they have to work together — such as on Sept. 11, 2001. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #8 10-4, I'm gonna' go Code-4 now for a Code-7. After that my 10-20's going to be about 20 miles down the road from my current '20 and I'll be Code-5 for about 15 minutes before being Code-4 again. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-11-14 19:33 |
| #7 "After Sept. 11, federal Homeland Security officials required first responders to use plain English in events involving other agencies." IÂ’m shocked. ItÂ’s been over five years and the ACLU hasnÂ’t brought a language discrimination lawsuit. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2006-11-14 19:07 |
| #6 Nah, ARMYGUY's just preparing a memo for the Chief. ;) |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie 2006-11-14 18:39 |
| #5 What about the ID-10-T codes? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-11-14 16:38 |
| #4 You're gonna do what? Does your wife know? |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2006-11-14 15:44 |
| #3 I thought that was a Number 3. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2006-11-14 15:36 |
| #2 You gotta choke your chicken??? We don't need to know that, sir. |
| Posted by: Uloluth Chinetch5315 2006-11-14 15:28 |
| #1 I don't have time to comment..... I gotta do 10-100 |
| Posted by: ARMYGUY 2006-11-14 14:32 |