Cops
Sticks
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Rodney revealing to Will that Caesar spoke mirrors Cornelius revealing in Escape that an ape named Aldo was the first to speak, his first word being "No." The cops chase after the apes on horseback with night sticks, similar to the apes on horseback chasing after Taylor in the first movie.
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Togusa in Ghost in the Shell used to be a regular cop and sticks very close to the rules to separate himself from the masses of corrupt cops.
Source: By-the-Book Cop -
He also has a professed hatred for cops (and doctors, and lawyers, and small towns, and Ayn Rand, etc.) Like any good Hells Angel, however, he sticks with his pack, and sounds particularly upset when his fellow survivors die.
Source: All Bikers Are Hells Angels
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