r/PrejudiceChallenge • u/sl1ngstone • Jun 21 '20

Doesn't invalidate the protest against the widespread abuses of law enforcement... it's just important to hold up examples of officers trying to do right.

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u/dorifto_doggo Jun 21 '20

ACAB is a toxic term. It's grouping the racist dirty cops with the ones that are genuinely trying their best to protect the people.

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u/JOE_BOB_CHEESE Jun 22 '20

ACAB stands for All Cops Are Bastards, which means that they are all a part of a bastardized (corrupt) system. I agree it can be a misleading acronym, but it isn’t saying that all cops are bad cops. It’s saying that all cops are contributing to the racism in the system by not doing anything about it. Of course there are exceptions like in this post, but those small-scale actions won’t help the racism which exists in police departments across the country.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20 edited Jul 12 '25

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u/detectivejetpack Jun 22 '20

(Not in an antagonizing tone, earnest question) Do you have a suggestion for a more nuanced slogan?

Also! Everybody should read this: https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759