• @Telorand@reddthat.com
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    405 months ago

    ACAB.

    I don’t care if “not all cops, tho.” They know about this shit, and they don’t do anything about it. They’re supposed to (in theory) prevent illegality, and yet this stuff gets a pass.

    It’s no wonder Fundigelicals are bosom buddies, because they do the same thing with religion.

    • eric
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      75 months ago

      They always say “it’s just a few bad apples” and conveniently forget the point of the analogy is that the bad apples spoil the whole bunch. So until the little piggies remove ALL of the bad apples, ACAB is 100% correct.

    • @phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      05 months ago

      Yeah I don’t think it’s that easy. Saying “all in this group are evil” is the same argument used to gas Jews in WWII, it’s a really dumb and short sighted argument.

      Yes, there is a LOT of shit going on and a lot of police officers are bad, but that doesn’t mean they all are and just because they’re not doing enough against this, doesn’t mean they don’t care or don’t try or even can try…

      With situations like these “it’s not that simple” is a much better statement than acab, which as much fun as it may be to say, is just dumb and short sighted

      • @KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        35 months ago

        It was that easy for an ex cop to agree that acab in a different comment. They agreed to the point that they said they themselves weren’t even a good cop.

        When the cops themselves are agreeing with acab… I mean, believe them.

        • @phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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          15 months ago

          this one anonymous person on the Internet claiming to be a cop agreed with me!

          Yeah, that isn’t exactly an argument. Not all police officers (can we pleeeaaase stop calling them the “cool” sounding “cop”?) are bad, especially outside of the US, but even inside the US you have loads of good guys and gals wanting to make a difference and make the world a better place.

          Acab is the exact same behavior as those bad apples. Don’t be like the bastards…

      • @Fedop@slrpnk.net
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        35 months ago

        Not trying to make a point or anything, but it only took one comment for you to bring up a Hitler reference. Isn’t that like loosing the game or something? Means you only have a weak point?

      • @zalgotext@sh.itjust.works
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        35 months ago

        Saying “all in this group are evil” is the same argument used to gas Jews in WWII

        Comparing German Jews in WWII to present day American law enforcement is an insult and you should be ashamed of yourself.

        just because they’re not doing enough against this, doesn’t mean they don’t care or don’t try or even can try…

        They’re not just “not doing enough”, they’re actively rooting out good cops from the force and punishing them for being good! While the bad cops continue being bad, all under the protection of their union! The system is corrupt from the top down, and its members fight to keep it that way!

        With situations like these “it’s not that simple” is a much better statement than acab, which as much fun as it may be to say, is just dumb and short sighted

        What’s dumb and short-sighted is downplaying the danger the American policing system poses with the same bullshit “they’re not all bad” argument we’ve all heard for years. Answer me this: if they’re not all bad, why do they keep getting worse?

        • @phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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          05 months ago

          The first a in acab means all so there is that… Beyond that, I’m sure there are loads that don’t care and ignite it but there are also loads that do care but it simply isn’t that simple. You can’t just go on a lone crusader’s path, burn your career and future to make ymreal meaningful change. It’s not that easy.

  • @teamevil@lemmy.world
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    215 months ago

    I think there are two things that need to happen to get this bullshit under control…first of all defang the police union…you can’t function as a union busting group and get the protection of a union that’s hypocritical bullshit. No more gypsy cops moving from force to force without their sins following them.

    Second, a citizen review board that is made up of anonymous citizens called to serve like jury duty. The review board gets to make disciplinary decisions on police misconduct and it’s 100% binding. No more some are more equal than others, or their dumbass “civilian” mind set… they’re civilians too.

  • Twink Freud ✊🏰🕰️
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    45 months ago

    read this, ask yourself “why would police be against body cameras?” and realize that it’s because they think their job entails constantly and knowingly breaking the law.