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 aid for a peace officer (1) A person is guilty of refusing to summon aid for a peace officer if, upon request by a person he or she knows to be a peace officer, he or she unreasonably refuses or fails to summon aid for such peace officer. (2) Refusing to summon aid for a peace officer is a misdemeanor TBC WEST VIRGINIA CODE CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT. ARTICLE 5. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE. §61-5-14. Refusal of person to aid officer; penalty. "If any person shall, on being required by any sheriff or other officer, refuse or neglect