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ACAB, an acronym for all cops are bastards, is a political slogan associated with those opposed to the police. It is commonly expressed as a catchphrase in graffiti , tattoos and other forms of imagery in public spaces and online.
Although the term 12 is a police radio call code, urban slang has changed it into a warning phrase. Possible etymologies include 1312, the numeric representation of the acronym "ACAB" which stands for "all cops are bastards", as well as an account of the phrase deriving from the 1970s television show Adam-12. Triads 黑社會.
A.C.A.B. is an acronym for "All Cops Are Bastards". ACAB may also refer to: Association of Community Access Broadcasters, a group of New Zealand radio stations; ACAB – All Cops Are Bastards, a 2012 Italian film; the initials of Annalena Charlotte Alma Baerbock; A.C.A.B., a punk rock band from Malaysia
acronym = an abbreviation pronounced as if it were a word, e.g., SARS = severe acute respiratory syndrome, pronounced to rhyme with cars initialism = an abbreviation pronounced wholly or partly using the names of its constituent letters, e.g., CD = compact disc , pronounced cee dee
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On 5 June, a group of protesters sprayed the abbreviation "ACAB", meaning All Cops Are Bastards, on the memorial to Earl Haig in Whitehall, London; when soldiers from the Household Cavalry in plain clothes scrubbed the graffiti off, protesters shouted abuse at them for doing so. [8]
The title is a reference to the abbreviation 'ACAB' (All cops are bastards), the same abbreviation also being used in the print version. [31] The article presents a thought experiment about where police officers could work if the police were abolished. It concludes with the statement:
The music was composed and performed by the Italian post-rock band Mokadelic and was recorded entirely at the famous Forum Music Village studios in Rome.The soundtrack contains 80's and modern rock hits like "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes, "A.C.A.B." by The 4-Skins, "Where Is My Mind?" by Pixies, "Police On My Back" by The Clash, "New Dawn Fades" by Joy Division and "Snow" by The ...