I did some online research on COP and came up with the same info on several different sites.  It won&#39;t let me copy the print, so here is a link explaining where the phrase came from...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/cop.asp" target="_blank">http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/cop.asp</a>