“Anarchism is when there’s no sound emission regulations for tailpipes” is literally a lib take.
Where ACAB, on a personal level, comes into play in Schleswig-Holstein (or, well, came, laws have changed) is getting your weed impounded and then somehow no letter from the state attorney ever arrives, informing you they’re not going to prosecute because “minor amount”. The dreaded letter from the driving license authority, accusing you of being unfit to drive because of having an “addiction personality”? Not there, either. One may just come to the conclusion that that bastard of a cop didn’t file paperwork and opted to smoke your weed instead.
Sure, they also do stuff like enforcing court orders to throw someone out of an apartment for not paying rent – and into the hands of the Ordnungsamt to assign a shelter place and gently kick them towards social services. But a) they didn’t write those laws, b) it’s probably not their favourite part of the job and c) the Ordnungsamt is cops, too. Municipal, ununiformed, and unarmed, but still cops. ACAB in that sense has no more power to judge individuals than “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism”. That is: All cops are bastards but yes so are the rest of us.
Wild take on the ACAB-thematic, but this way, it makes sense. But I wouldn agree.
Im more like the “Most people have a good heart, so lets make the world a better place together”-guy. :)
“Anarchism is when there’s no sound emission regulations for tailpipes” is literally a lib take.
Where ACAB, on a personal level, comes into play in Schleswig-Holstein (or, well, came, laws have changed) is getting your weed impounded and then somehow no letter from the state attorney ever arrives, informing you they’re not going to prosecute because “minor amount”. The dreaded letter from the driving license authority, accusing you of being unfit to drive because of having an “addiction personality”? Not there, either. One may just come to the conclusion that that bastard of a cop didn’t file paperwork and opted to smoke your weed instead.
Sure, they also do stuff like enforcing court orders to throw someone out of an apartment for not paying rent – and into the hands of the Ordnungsamt to assign a shelter place and gently kick them towards social services. But a) they didn’t write those laws, b) it’s probably not their favourite part of the job and c) the Ordnungsamt is cops, too. Municipal, ununiformed, and unarmed, but still cops. ACAB in that sense has no more power to judge individuals than “there’s no ethical consumption under capitalism”. That is: All cops are bastards but yes so are the rest of us.
this is a pretty decent take. very refreshing after watching the other conversation devolve into a slapfight.
Wild take on the ACAB-thematic, but this way, it makes sense. But I wouldn agree. Im more like the “Most people have a good heart, so lets make the world a better place together”-guy. :)