Author:: Mariame Kaba Full Title:: Yes, We Mean Literally Abolish the Police Tags:#media/article Link:: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/opinion/sunday/floyd-abolish-defund-police.html
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* highlights from 2021-02-08
* Everywhere, they have suppressed marginalized populations to protect the status quo.
* People like me who want to abolish prisons and police, however, have a vision of a different society, built on cooperation instead of individualism, on mutual aid instead of self-preservation. What would the country look like if it had billions of extra dollars to spend on housing, food and education for all? This change in society wouldn’t happen immediately, but the protests show that many people are ready to embrace a different vision of safety and justice.