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Jury awards $200,000 to Mexican tourist in Aurora ‘fart police’ lawsuit (www.denverpost.com)

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The officers also tried to warn residents that a police dog named Loki was present, but their attempts to do so in Spanish were nonsensical, according to court records.

“Pedo policía pedo la madera,” officers repeatedly said, which a translator later found meant, “Fart police, fart the wood.”

Eventually, the officers entered the home and arrested the man they were looking for. After that man’s arrest, the officers entered the bedroom where Guerrero-Salmeron was and commanded the police dog to bite the man. The dog bit Guerrero-Salmeron, who was unarmed, on the arm for about 15 seconds as he held up his tourist visa and ID.

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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 5 hours ago (4 children)

The fuck were they even trying to say in Spanish? Perro policía? But what the hell were they going for with La madera??

[–] bigmclargehuge@lemmy.zip 16 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Just a guess, but I don’t think what they said was in good faith. Sounds like a failed attempt for mock the language

[–] threeonefour@piefed.ca 11 points 4 hours ago

I honestly think if the guy they were looking for was Asian they would have said "ching chong police wonton eggroll"

[–] Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Pedo kind of makes sense to me. The Spanish double r is an alveolar trill, which is very similar to the alveolar tap, which is expressed in English as the letter d between vowels (like in "butter"). Therefore rr=d I guess. But I have zero idea about madera. In Spain madero is a pejoritive for police, but I have no idea why the cops themselves would use it, and I'd have a hard time believing google translate spit that out before literally any other word

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 hours ago

"Open up, it's the pigs"!

"...are you sure that's the right word?"

"Yeah man, ChatGPT said that's how you say police in casual speech"

[–] liking625@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

In spanish - castilian slang "maderos" are "policías", perhaps from there?

[–] nocturne@piefed.social 5 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

But what the hell were they going for with La madera??

La migra?

And what gringo has never called their precious perro a pedo?