someone in my class said police officers help people make decisions so i was like all cops do is beat up poc and abuse their partners and my teacher got so pressed lmao. she was like n0t aLl cOpS and told me to be more sensitive because some people's parents might be cops or have died while serving. she said it was a learning moment for me. lmfaooooo. like yeah, acab includes your mother/brother/sister/father/cousin/uncle whoever. just cause they're your relative or died doesn't make them any less bastardized by the system. maybe they were a good person, but most likely they let the criminal behavior of their fellow officers slide, which makes them bastardized.
I don't like the saying "ACAB" because it's misleading and it rubs people the wrong way. There's an effective way to say you disagree with the system and want it changed without resorting to a statement like that. Obama himself has said that we shouldn't be using phrases such as "Defund the police" because it gives the wrong impression.
This is all about working together, not just coming up with catchy phrases for shock value. The former actually gets things done through communication and negotiation. The later achieves nothing, but creates more division and resentment.
If you want more people to support your cause, especially ones who are actually in position to make changes, you're going to have to communicate with them effectively instead of antagonizing them when they haven't done anything directly wrong. Calling all of them "bad" is only going to make them feel like you're putting a target on their backs; they're just going to be less likely to listen to you.
I'm not sure if you've observed in recent days, but cops have been opposing pro-Trump, far-right folks. They're not all just a bunch of racist, hateful folks. Most of them are just out there to do their job.
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