I thought it came from when there’s police going by you tell people to keep their heads at 12. Don’t look at them or they’ll accuse you of being “suspicious” and want to detain you and run your ID for warrants etc
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codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 hours agoCops. No one knows why.
One theory is ACAB = 1312 = All Cops Are Bad, so shortened to 12 (why not 13? also the slang predates “acab” popularity.)
Another is the show Adam-12, about cops.
doingthestuff@lemy.lol 16 hours ago
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 13 hours ago
Bastards
All Cops Are Bastards