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Well, the first A in ACAB stands for "all". Meaning the claim is not limited to America. It's a statement about policing as an institution in general, and so I think it's perfectly reasonable for me to contribute to the discussion even though I'm a foreigner.
I don't think my view can be dismissed as anecdotal. A person basing a view off of one anecdote is anecdotal. A person who has worked in the field for years and has multiple degrees in the area isn't giving anecdotal evidence, they're giving expert and specialist insight. Furthermore, I was specifically asked about my individual experience.
I defend the profession because it's my opinion that policing CAN be a force for good. I don't have direct experience with America so I won't comment on that. But your accusations that even "good" cops are complicit in corruption by turning a blind eye or defending it is simply not true across the board and massively unfair towards people who sacrifice a lot for a very difficult job for selfless reasons. The organisation I worked for had tens of thousands of officers and staff so I'm obviously not going to claim it had zero issues and zero corruption, but it tended to be isolated to specific teams with their own internal culture that outsiders are rarely even aware of. I know this based on both my own experience and my studies of police corruption as part of my first degree.
I can honestly say with my hand on my heart that corruption was extremely rare in my professional experience. And when I saw something questionable (which was almost always down to incompetence rather than malice) I raised it and it was dealt with as appropriate.
I haven't seen any comments qualifying their statement with "ACAB but only America" so I don't think I've "waded in" at all (even putting aside the fact that this is a public forum anyway). All means all, and I object to such a blanket statement. I want to reiterate that I'm really not just trying to bootlick. As I said before, I have no good will towards my precious employer (for totally separate reasons) and I do agree that there are issues in modern policing that need to be addressed.
Dude, logic won't work but I appreciate the attempt. I think people are angry and need a group to let it out on, tale as old as time. Bad cops are too vague of a topic, it's easier to hate them all and justify it by a "bad system" which just makes it worse. Hate all cops and paint them as the enemy while asking them to change. Don't ever acknowledge good cops and encourage that behavior. It's childish.