Relations between citizens and law enforcement agencies have never been smooth and calm. People reveal their dissatisfaction with the police in different ways. One - just say a strong word or another to people in uniform, another - you need to write something offensive on the fence or wall, while others prefer to have a tattoo on their body that reflects their worldview, or wear things with an eloquent image.
"ACA B" - what is it?
This abbreviation is widespread in British prisons. In addition, there is evidence that such a slogan was used by English miners during strikes. In the seventies, she was popularized by the group The 4-Skins, recording a song of the same name. Today, ACA B, whose significance is not clear to everyone, is widely used by football fans, skinheads, street gangs and ordinary hooligans. Anarchists, punks, rappers do not stand aside from this call.
Decoding “ACA B” is very simple. The inscription indicates the initial letters of the words from the phrase: "All Cops Are Bastards", which can be translated as "All cops are bastards." Today it has almost worldwide fame. In Russia, there is even an analogue (“cops - goats”), which is also often found in the form of graffiti. It is interesting that the English-speaking reduction in our country lives much longer: it has not been erased by utility services for years. The Russian-language inscription disappears in a week or two. Maybe the reason is the banal ignorance of the meaning of this word, or maybe the loyalty to a foreign language.
Alternate reading
Every year, English and Western culture are becoming more and more popular in our country. Few people have heard of ACA B, even a schoolboy knows that. Moreover, this phrase is promoted intensely. A song with such a name and content has already been mentioned, and in Russia you can buy clothes with such an inscription, in 2012 a movie by Stefano Solima was released, after which there are no questions left, and so on.
Modern entrepreneurs even go to tricks, coming up with alternative decipherments of the abbreviation. How many situations can one get into in the future? Here they are to the question: "" ACAB "- what is it?" - argue what this means:
- “All Cops Are Beautiful” - all police officers are beautiful;
- “Always Carry A Bible,” meaning “I always carry a Bible with me.”
Perhaps very soon other options for reading this abbreviation will appear. Today, this abbreviation has become an acronym and is not spelled, but together. There is also a plural - “AKABs”.
Body drawings
So, the meaning of “AKAB” is quite understandable. We can safely say, speaking of "ACA B", that this is the most common prison tattoo. It was applied, as a rule, to the fingers (one letter for each phalanx). Today, such a pattern can decorate any part of the body: hands, back, buttocks, head, chest. It is made by both men and women. And it is not at all necessary to sit in places not so distant, the main thing is to be ready to go to the bunk for your beliefs or in the interests of your gang. Letters are written in beautiful font, complemented by decorative elements, different pictures. After all, with such "decoration" a person will have to spend the rest of his life.