> While the acab is kind of rough > If there was open and honest accountability, I don't think people would have as many problems with the police. To be clear

> While the acab is kind of rough > If there was open and honest accountability, I don't think people would have as many problems with the police. To be clear, your 2nd statement is why ACAB. The police are the people fighting against the open & honest accountability you are asking for. When accountability comes up, they refuse to do their jobs[1], inflate crime numbers & incident severity[2], harass the few cops trying to improve accountability until they quit[3], and actively campaign against accountability[4]. If some cops are bastards, and people who shield those bastards from accountability are also bastards, then all cops are bastards. ACAB is not rough, it exactly describes the situation. [1] https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/10/20/mpd-cop-says-officers-have-taken-hands-off-approach-to-crime-fighting-blames-politicians-media/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2021/10/20/mpd-cop-says-office... [2] https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/12/15/the-bad-cops-how-minneapolis-protects-its-worst-police-officers-until-its-too-late/ https://minnesotareformer.com/2020/12/15/the-bad-cops-how-mi... [3] https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/only-minneapolis-police-officer-formally-disciplined-for-misconduct-tied-to-the-departments-riot-response-has-left-job/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/only-minneapolis-... [4] https://apnews.com/article/elections-police-minneapolis-a1ce8d162c6c2fa2e50f3d34248985e7 https://apnews.com/article/elections-police-minneapolis-a1ce...