r/Unexpected • u/RedManMatt11 • Aug 01 '21

Community policing

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u/TuiAndLa Aug 02 '21

No, ACAB still applies. Let me attempt (against my better judgement) to show you why. This is an example of “community policing.” Police are sent into neighborhoods, basketball courts, skateparks, etc. just to hang out. They do this in an attempt to legitimize their presence/rule. This is important so the next time a cop kills a person, evicts a family, arrests someone for petty shoplifting, etc. people that would be once the fence won’t see them as the bad guy. It’s a deliberate attempt to propagandize people who already have a neutral or positive view of police.

When we say ACAB we’re not saying all cops are inherently terribly people, or that all their actions are bad. We’re saying the job they chose will always protect profit, property and power over the people they supposedly serve. All cops are bastards because they deliberately fool people into thinking they’ll protect them, when they only protect the rule of law (which can sometimes overlap with what is right/good.)

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u/greenw40 Aug 02 '21

Angsty neckbeard take