Despite the fact that the bag carried an image of a cat and the phrase "All Cats Are Beautiful" beneath the letters ACAB, the police insisted it was an acronym for the phrase "All Cops Are Bastards". She was therefore fined under the controversial Citizens Security Law, or Gag Law as it has been dubbed by its critics, for disrespecting the police.
The €100 fine was issued in a street near the Calderón stadium where there was a heavy police presence due to the Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Sevilla. "I was going quietly to my house when suddenly two officers ran up to me and asked for my ID and said they would issue a fine because I was carrying this bag," Lobeto explained.
"I asked why and expressed doubt that my bag was attracting any attention much less causing a crime and told them they should take me in front of a judge to explain," she continued. Ms Lobeto said she tried to make the police see reason but "changing their mind was impossible and if I didn’t shut my mouth I would have been taken away".
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Great, that means they could make any acronym sound demeaning and fine people for it. The irony.
And as a P.S., how do you get "ACAP" out of
"Todos los policías son bastardos"?
Lurker111
I hope she contests it and the judge sentences the cops to community service.
What a couple of wads. Or, as they would prefer, ACOW.
"All cops are brutes"
así queda mejor.
Suuuuure it was just All Cats Are Beautiful. Had it not been capped with the "A.C.A.B." she probably would've gotten away with it. Spain has a fair number of English speakers and British vacationers. If you hate cops, then you may be a thug or a thug hugger. Next time you need police help, call a thug. That way when the rest of us need police, they'll be less busy wasting time on thug huggers. Thanks for your cooperation. =D
--A.
Hupp, hold it: the St Peter's cross on the kit's forehead? That, along with her overall rebel, stick it to the man, dress and 'tude tells me: she's a thug or a thug hugger. Looks like cops aren't as stupid as she thinks. LOL
--A.
Seems like they proved the point of the acronym they were objecting to! They would have gotten further by having a sense of humor. The bag was obviously poking fun at the whole thing.
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