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[–] ZeroFox@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It refers to the first, third, first and second letters of the English alphabet, which if you know your ABCs gives you ACAB, which is an acronym for the phrase All Cops Are Bastards. Welcome to Complete Anarchy lol

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why not just write ACAB then?

[–] ZeroFox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I suppose it's harder to censor numbers than it is letters. Other than that it could be a way of avoiding too much public opinion, so that it's less likely to be painted over immediately