Motel sign blasting cops ignites fury and debate in North Carolina tourist town

A “family friendly” motel and RV park in North Carolina’s mountains now is a target on social media after the owners put out a sign accusing police officers of being “bastards.”

The message: “ACAB! The Barrel is Rotten” was posted days ago on a sign in front of the Our Place Inn, and later shared on its Facebook page. ACAB is a decades-old acronym meaning “All cops are bastards.”

Motel owners Cody and Kitty Currin told TV station WLOS the sign was their way of encouraging a community conversation of police reform in Maggie Valley. The town of about 1,700 people is 35 miles west of Asheville.

However, much of the response has been less than polite, with a growing backlash and thousands of online critics, some of whom accused the couple of “hate speech” against police. The post had 5,600 reactions, 8,700 comments and 1,300 shares as of Tuesday afternoon.

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