Following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Black Lives Matter protests spread across the United States. Among multi-vocal chants of “No Justice, No Peace,” I first heard the rallying cry of A.C.A.B. (All Cops Are Bastards). I was surprised to learn the acronym actually originated in early twentieth century Britain, mostly because A.C.A.B. functioned as a very culturally specific piece of rhetor…
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