Groundwater, Colin (10. juni 2020). «A Brief History of ACAB». GQ(engelsk). Besøkt 5. mars 2021. «The acronym ACAB has been rolling through the US protest movement, from graffiti to signs to streetwear. Your kids are making videos about it, your parents are asking you what it is. It’s showing up on municipal buildings If you don’t know already, it means “All Cops are Bastards.” (You may also see its numeric alternate, “1312,” with numbers substituted for letters.) It’s a term with a rich, controversial history—and one that can tell us about protest, police, and the power dynamic between a state and its citizens.»
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Victoria Gagliardo-Silver (1. juni 2020). «What I mean when I say I want to abolish the police». The Independent(engelsk). Besøkt 5. mars 2021. «The rallying cry of 'ACAB' has been met with a lot of confusion and consternation during the George Floyd protests — but the truth is the police are objectively failing to protect the vulnerable. There is a better way. (---) Something is very, very wrong in American police culture. This is why the saying “ACAB” — or “All cops are b*****ds” — has become a popular rallying cry. It doesn’t actually mean every single cop is a bad cop, just like saying Black Lives Matter doesn’t mean white lives don’t. “ACAB” means every single police officer is complicit in a system that actively devalues the lives of people of color. Bad cops are encouraged in their harm by the silence of the ones who see themselves as “good.”»
