ACAB is much older than the assigned at birth expression. It was very popular in punk circles in the 80s (check out this song by the 4skins https://m.soundcloud.com/the4skins/a-c-a-b-bumper-sessions )and some sources claim it was first used in 1920.
I disagree. I imagine it got snuck in, but the cops saw it and thought it was funny. The "Spartanburg Police" song is really popular with cops for the same reason
The shooter shot three detainees and them himself. The shooter did not shoot the pigs, nor is anyone asking about his identity because he's already been found.
Agree with sentiment but this seems like a less great idea.
Actual fascist departments aren't going to hire a queer person to make a queer police car, these where the ones most likely to be reformable.
Compare it with Minecraft piglings, none are truly friendly, brutes will kill you and any may randomly start attacking you unless your appearance is specific (wearing gold) but when you are walking near a piglins that is being passive, don't be the one to start hitting.
In retrospect it is for pride month and temporary so was probably gone already before they noticed.
Considering how tone deaf I've seen them be, I wouldn't be surprised if the department intentionally did this to try and subtly start changing the meaning of ACAB.
I don’t believe so, if you understood my piglin analogy they are all bastards by design because thats how the system is build, but that doesn’t make them all explicitly enemies. Progressive left cops do exists. Cops that believe they can improve the system also exist.
The difference is that we know the system is fundamentally broken and that their actions in the end only aid the fascist momentum. Ignorance is not the same as evil.
This is NYPD who are notorious for how insanely corrupt and awful they are. You could possibly have some argument here if this was some random city, but not with NYPD.
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gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 125 pts · 1y
But I agree, hiding ACAB in there is 🔥
Aneb@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 364d
Change "your favorite flavor of gay" to "our flavor of gay: rainbow but silent abt human rights and gone in one month"
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 1y
What's ACAB? I assume it means all colors are beautiful, but is there further meaning?
Edit: all cops are bastards.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y
All capybaras are beautiful.
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 1y
They are. They really are.
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
hup
JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 1y
And cows are brown. We know what the cops would do if they heard that.
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 363d
Yeah. Sadly I know. It's on the brim of my hat, so they know when they see it.
LSNLDN@slrpnk.net · 27 pts · 1y
Nope, no other meaning, don’t bother googling it and checking it.
Edit: yeah they really are eh
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I'm an idiot.
LSNLDN@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 1y
Nah I was trying to keep you in the world of innocence where simply all colours are beautiful, would have been much nicer
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Ah, I misunderstood. My apologies. All colors are beautiful (and capybaras).
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com · 3 pts · 1y
I thought for too long it was "assigned cop at birth" when I first started seeing ACAB pop up all over the internet
InvestBurnout@fedia.io · 17 pts · 1y
All cops are bastards (bad)
guynamedzero@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y
Wait what???? I always thought it was assigned cop at birth, meaning they’ll always act like a cop. But that make more sense
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 1y
ACAB is much older than the assigned at birth expression. It was very popular in punk circles in the 80s (check out this song by the 4skins https://m.soundcloud.com/the4skins/a-c-a-b-bumper-sessions )and some sources claim it was first used in 1920.
Gladaed@feddit.org · 22 pts · 1y
Probably just a coincidence
bdonvr@thelemmy.club · 50 pts · 1y
Not a chance
JesusChristLover420@lemmy.sdf.org · 75 pts · 1y
It's a coincidence if the cops ask
Gladaed@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
Why? A colors are beautiful is a nice slogan in its own right. It's just a nice rhyme scheme. And fits.
SeductiveTortoise@piefed.social · 26 pts · 1y
Just a happy little accident.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net · 14 pts · 1y
Cops are generally not that smart, but I suspect that this was more a misguided attempt to "reclaim" ACAB than it was a sneaky troll. Still hilarious.
QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 364d
I disagree. I imagine it got snuck in, but the cops saw it and thought it was funny. The "Spartanburg Police" song is really popular with cops for the same reason
HailSeitan@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1y
From 2023 but still a classic
anonymous_in_atl@ani.social · 7 pts · 1y
Remember, if you know who shot those ICE pigs in Dallas: No you don't.
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 24 pts · 1y
The shooter shot three detainees and them himself. The shooter did not shoot the pigs, nor is anyone asking about his identity because he's already been found.
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
Magpie is awesome.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y
Absolutely! ❤️
dethedrus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y
I always love her appearances on Behind the Bastards and do enjoy her own show.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 363d
it's cops so the possibility that they just did it to be dicks is high.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · -23 pts · 1y
Agree with sentiment but this seems like a less great idea.
Actual fascist departments aren't going to hire a queer person to make a queer police car, these where the ones most likely to be reformable.
Compare it with Minecraft piglings, none are truly friendly, brutes will kill you and any may randomly start attacking you unless your appearance is specific (wearing gold) but when you are walking near a piglins that is being passive, don't be the one to start hitting.
In retrospect it is for pride month and temporary so was probably gone already before they noticed.
Zikeji@programming.dev · 54 pts · 1y
Considering how tone deaf I've seen them be, I wouldn't be surprised if the department intentionally did this to try and subtly start changing the meaning of ACAB.
NewDark@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 1y
Yep, an attempt at recuperation is most likely.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 50 pts · 1y
And are those good cops in the room with us now?
germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 1y
They’re at the job center finding something else they can do
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 10 pts · 1y
I don’t believe so, if you understood my piglin analogy they are all bastards by design because thats how the system is build, but that doesn’t make them all explicitly enemies. Progressive left cops do exists. Cops that believe they can improve the system also exist.
The difference is that we know the system is fundamentally broken and that their actions in the end only aid the fascist momentum. Ignorance is not the same as evil.
cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 1y
no i think those are all in cypress hills
Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 34 pts · 1y
This is NYPD who are notorious for how insanely corrupt and awful they are. You could possibly have some argument here if this was some random city, but not with NYPD.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 1y
Clearly you know little to nothing about the NYPD. It's basically the biggest international fascist paramilitary group in the world.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 1y
Thats fair, i don’t frequent NY.