When asked for a plan, his answers were just cop-outs that avoided taking any real responsibility.

When the alarm went off, the only person who showed up was a rent-a-cop who didn't even know how to use the fire extinguisher.

Journalists investigating the scandal uncovered evidence of bribery at multiple cop shops.

Community activists demanded transparency after several deaths by cop were reported this year.

When it came time to deliver the bad news, he copped out and sent an email instead.

Rather than face the consequences, he was copping out and blaming others.

Every time the project encounters a problem, he cops out and lets someone else handle it.

Facing overwhelming evidence, the defendant chose to cop a plea to a lesser charge rather than risk a harsher sentence at trial.

The second-hand laptop I bought is not much cop, but at least it turns on.

They knew the old sailor would cop one's whack eventually, and when the storm hit they weren't surprised.