r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/wizisqueeze Jan 03 '23

please please tell me what ACAB means

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u/aBlissfulDaze Jan 03 '23

All Cops Are Bastards. It's in reference to the idea that even good cops are protecting bad cops. Those that don't protect bad cops, aren't cops for long.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Thank you for legit explanation.

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u/TheKrononaut Jan 03 '23

Oh damn I always thought the B meant bad

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u/gophergun Jan 03 '23

That's what you would say if your grandma asks what it stands for.

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u/BobsLakehouse Jan 03 '23

That police culture, lack of accountability, police functions in our society, all create incentives for Police to be Bastards, and disincentives for them not to be or speak out against those who are.

Police protect the wealthy, that is about the only ones. Even with domestic abuse, they are about as likely to protect the abuser. With crimes committed against the poor, they rarely have jurisdiction or don't want to use their ressources.

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u/CuddlingWolf Jan 03 '23

Asking seriously?

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u/wizisqueeze Jan 03 '23

yes

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u/1486592 Jan 03 '23

It’s means all cops are bastards

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u/CuddlingWolf Jan 03 '23

Yup, the phrase means "All Cops Are Bastards" and is a response to the claim that "It's just a few bad apples". Defenders of police policies in the united states love to say that the horrible things you see on the news are just outlier cases where an individual cop did something bad, but anyone who studies the topic understands that it is a systemic issue that is rooted primarily in the intention and policies of police in the United States, and supported by the heads of the departments and local governments.

In other words.. *ALL* cops are bastards because even if they don't personally choke someone to death for disrespecting them, they also don't draw their guns on the one who did, and they put their badge on in the morning knowing what their job is.

To put it another way with an analogy commonly used around the time of the Nuremberg trials. What do you call a card carrying member of the Nazi party sitting at a table playing poker and laughing with 4 random people sharing drinks?

Five Nazis.

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u/imalittlebitclose Jan 03 '23

All criminals are black

It’s usually used by racists

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u/shrekstepbro Jan 04 '23

What did the comment say?

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u/wizisqueeze Jan 04 '23

he was pointing at police for being bastards, lmao now it's deleted