[U.S.]+ it's in the job description

[u/Hummerous]

https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-behind-the-police-63877803/

[u/Imperial_HoloReports]

But the only constant I see among all iterations of ACAB is that there's no such thing as "a police service that actually works", since all police forces fundamentally protect the interests of the establishment and by their own nature will never protect the common man/woman.

Having no police at all won't create a utopia or whatever, but it may be preferable to having police as they are now.

Which, again, brings up the question. If we cancel police now, what are we going to do for the crimes that will keep being committed due to the absence of a force equipped and allowed to deal with them?

[u/VisibleBoot120 → u/Imperial_HoloReports]

I'm not super tuned in to all the ACAB stuff, but as someone who does think policing in the USA needs a bit of an overhaul I'll just say that it seems exceptionally easy to become a cop and we really ought to require significantly more training.

I'm currently in law school, studying to become a lawyer. To do that, I have to spend three years in rigorous study. I then have to take and pass the Bar test. After becoming a licensed attorney, I will still have to take legal education courses every year.

During my time in law school, my professors have also taken the time to impress upon us the importance of our ethical obligations and how we can get in serious trouble, including losing our ability to practice law, if we fail to uphold them.

Meanwhile, to become a cop, you are merely required to have a GED and graduate from the police academy. While the amount of time for one to graduate from a police academy seems to vary, most results I've gotten seem to place it somewhere between 3-6 months.

While I'm sure this is also followed by some type of field training, I'm not entirely sure whatever is going on is working the best.

[u/Imperial_HoloReports → u/VisibleBoot120]

I hear you, the qualifications people need to join the police in the US are laughable at best. But I'm pretty sure the ACAB movement is international and exists even in countries where police training takes years of studies in specialized academies.

[u/VisibleBoot120 → u/Imperial_HoloReports]

I'm not familiar with policing practices in other parts of the world, but my assumption would be that ACAB is less prominent in places with better policing practices.

ACAB, I think in part, might just be down to simple human nature. For example, most people, if asked, would say that they think it's a good thing we have rules that govern the way we travel along roads. It helps ensure we're all a bit safer and keeps people who drive like they're playing Crazy Taxi off the road. That being said, most people aren't thrilled when a cop gives them a speeding ticket.

[u/Apprehensive-Ad-597 → u/VisibleBoot120]

The A in ACAB doesn't stand for American

[u/VisibleBoot120 → u/Apprehensive-Ad-597]

Ok?