As the discussions about defunding and abolishing the U.S. police forces gain greater recognition, some people continue to ask "Who will protect you from sexual violence?" A thread #DefundThePolice #WeKeepUsSafe @FirecrackerFdn
For many #survivors, going to the #police is yet another #trauma. Cops are meant to represent and respect “The Law,” not the victim/survivor. #DefundThePolice #WeKeepUSSafe @FirecrackerFdn
When feminists (often #whitefeminists) uphold the idea that the policing and #prison system are the best way to protect people from sexual violence, they are practicing what is called #CarceralFeminism #DefundThePolice #WeKeepUSSafe @FirecrackerFdn
According to writer activist Victoria Law, “#CarceralFeminism describes an approach that sees increased policing, prosecution, and imprisonment as the primary solution to #violenceagainstwomen. This stance does not acknowledge that police are often purveyors of violence and…
…that #prisons are always sites of #violence. #Carceralfeminism ignores the ways in which race, class, gender identity, + immigration status leave certain women more vulnerable to violence and that greater criminalization often places these same women at risk of state violence.”
To learn more about #CarceralFeminism, and alternatives, checkout transformharm.org/carceral-femin…. The Transform Harm website also collects articles, media, and curriculum about #Abolition, Community Accountability, and Transformative, Restorative & Healing Justices.
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
