They will have to exist in a system which I think we can all agree is corrupt to the point that it cannot be repaired.
They have a choice, they can silently watch as justice is applied unevenly. Allowing their coworkers to steal and murder with next to no oversight. This would (I feel) mean that ACAB applies to them just as much as anyone else.
Or they can try to do something about it, try to fight the system through direct action or documenting/exposing the bad cops for the media. Almost always the result of trying to reform the police system from within is expulsion (one way or another) from the police. If the police excise any good cops from their own ranks, then you are again left with ACAB being satisfied.
Edward Snowden is an example of the police identifying and elimination any good cops from their own ranks to ensure that ACAB still stands.
Imagine a good cop, if you can.
They will have to exist in a system which I think we can all agree is corrupt to the point that it cannot be repaired.
They have a choice, they can silently watch as justice is applied unevenly. Allowing their coworkers to steal and murder with next to no oversight. This would (I feel) mean that ACAB applies to them just as much as anyone else.
Or they can try to do something about it, try to fight the system through direct action or documenting/exposing the bad cops for the media. Almost always the result of trying to reform the police system from within is expulsion (one way or another) from the police. If the police excise any good cops from their own ranks, then you are again left with ACAB being satisfied.
Edward Snowden is an example of the police identifying and elimination any good cops from their own ranks to ensure that ACAB still stands.