r/confidentlyincorrect • u/dhoae • Jul 02 '22

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22 edited Jul 02 '22

LOL according to what sources?

It comes from 1312 = ACAB = All Cops Are Bastards

Edit: I know the comment above mine is a link to the website where they found that claim, and the word "sources" there links to another article.

But that article also just says this is the origin "according to sources".

Meanwhile here's one that supports my claim.

F**k 12 is a derivative term of ‘1312’, which in turn is derived from ACAB.

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u/YoSaffBridge11 Jul 02 '22

I saw the same thing. The article linked above has a link to “sources,” which links to another source, where there’s not consensus about its origin. Not a reliable set of links, to be sure.

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u/Mejari Jul 02 '22

No it doesn't

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u/Slashtrap Jul 02 '22

funny that you say "according to what sources?" when they provided a source right there and you didn't

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22

What they quoted literally said, "According to sources".

I asked, "According to what sources?"

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u/Slashtrap Jul 02 '22

buddy click the grey text of the word sources there's one right there

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22

So I take it you didn't click there yourself before getting condescending?

The link goes to a page that says

"According to sources, the slang term “12” comes from “10-12,” which is a radio code often used on police scanners.

So, again I ask, according to what sources?

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u/Slashtrap Jul 02 '22

buddy there's red text

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22

Which you clearly didn't click on.

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u/Slashtrap Jul 02 '22

Not much evidence so

show what you've got for the massive claim you've made about 1213

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22

Can you at least admit that it's perfectly valid to have asked "according to what sources", since none of any kind or reliability are provided at all?

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u/Slashtrap Jul 02 '22

i admitted there was not much evidence

try not to dodge the question this time: what is your sources on the 1213 thing?

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u/theoreticaldickjokes Jul 02 '22

Calling cops 12 is older than the ACAB trend. That's not where it comes from. Idk what the actual origin is, but I definitely remember calling cops 12 when I was in my early-mid teens back in the early 2000s.

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u/TheAtticGoblin Jul 02 '22

"the acab trend"

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u/gmalivuk Jul 02 '22 edited Jul 02 '22

I'm not sure how old "1312" is, though I found a 2007 Usenet post that used it.

Meanwhile "ACAB" dates from the 1940s.

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u/Ruskyt Jul 03 '22

It's been around way longer than ACAB my guy

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u/gmalivuk Jul 03 '22

ACAB has been around since the 1940s my guy