Batman (military) Batman (military) A batman or an orderly is a soldier or airman assigned to a commissioned officer as a personal servant. Before the advent of motorized transport, an officer's batman was also in charge of the officer's "bat-horse" that carried the pack saddle with his officer's kit during a campaign. The U.K. English term is derived from the obsolete "bat", meaning "pack saddle" (from French "bât", from Old French "bast", from Late Latin "bastum"). A batman's duties often include: The action of serving as a batman was referred to as "batting". In armies where officers typically came from the upper
Refusing to assist a police officer L. 99–570, title III, §3152, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–94.)" ALA CODE § 13A-10-5 : Alabama Code - Section 13A-10-5: REFUSING TO AID PEACE OFFICER "(a) A person commits the crime of refusing to aid a peace officer if, upon command by a peace officer identified to him as such, he fails or refuses to aid such peace officer in:" "(1) Effecting or securing a lawful arrest; or" "(2) Preventing the commission by another person of any offense." "(b) A person is not liable under this section if the failure or refusal to aid the officer was reasonable under