ACAB

I had a good chat on a walk this morning with a good mate about ACAB and the potential responses from people who either are police or might know someone who is in the police.

A person sees it on your t-shirt and says “my mates a policeman, does that him a bastard?”…”i think so yes”.

We went back and forth, considering how this potentially provokes hostility.

I felt when we imagined a world without the police, and imagined the protest from people, quite capable of living safely, when suddenly told they are to be ordered and controlled, when suddenly aware of the police is being introduced. I can imagine the street protests, and the potentially aggressive signs against such control, and in that moment we would find this totally appropriate, acceptable even. We would clearly see where the hostility is from and how we need to protect our freedom.

Let’s imagine that freedom has already been taken, that we have lost the battle and what comes as a consequence of that loss. The subtle, manipulative fear mongering, propaganda and control of humans.

I’m closer to getting an ACAB t-shirt.