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Why are British police officers called “Bobbies”?

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The British police are called "Bobbies" after Sir Robert (Bobby) Peer, the home Secretary who introduced the act that established the police to the Parliament in 1829. This act proposed to introduce police system instead of the watchmen that had similar responsibilities before.
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