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Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 day agoThese cops are bastards. Some cops are nice and genuine. This isn’t America.
ACAB is legitimate here. It’s not a Trumpism. Day to day community policing, yes, you can have good interactions with them. But they also have no qualms smashing a peaceful protestor over the head with a baton if they’re allowed as well. There’s been enough stories of corruption and abuse within multiple UK police forces, throughout its history and in modern times, to say ACAB.
Also, is it fuck a fair kingdom.
Loud minority. Everytime I have been involved with the police they went above and beyond.
Unfortunately your anecdotal evidence doesn’t change history. My experience has been very mixed bag. Some have been despicable bastards and some, as you said, have gone above and beyond. But their history, and government inquiries confirming institutional racism etc cements them still in the bastard category.
I do believe they’re improving, the force isn’t just 6ft+ white, straight, cis, British men any more. It’s diverse enough that homophobia, racism, etc are challenged and not tolerated like they once were, but it still happens. They’re still not good enough to throw off the badge of ACAB.
SCAB,SAAD
Some cops are bastard, some are actually decent
A middle class white lady in the US would probably concur regarding her own police experiences
acab was true way before mango mussolini was even born
These cops are bastards. Some cops are nice and genuine.
This is true pretty much everywhere, even America.
Then why do Americans constantly say “all cops are bastards?”
It's a slogan used as a protest statement, particularly within anti-establishment and anti-police movements. The acronym has a long history, particularly within subcultures like punk, skinheads, and football hooligans. It's also associated with anarchist and anti-authoritarian ideologies.
It also originated in England.
America is not nearly based enough for Americans to “constantly say” that, unfortunately.
AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
ACAB applies even for the nice and genuine cops.
It’s about criticisms of policing as an institution, not individuals
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 8 hours ago
No, ACAB literally means “all cops are bastards”. It removes room for ambiguity. It’s not like someone saying “fuck the police”. And then they can say “I mean the institution”.