1/ I am a WOC & I advocate for Coercive control laws. The systemic racial & misogynistic injustices in this system are abhorrent. Current laws have been written by white men, these laws will be different in that they reflect the experiences of women. We need to draw a clear line
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2/ between wanting to abolish the entire criminal justice system (abolitionism) & wanting to deny criminalising this one specific behaviour. None of the abolitionists have argued that CC is dangerous. The fight should remain with the oppressive system - not the women that seek to
3/ highlighting the problems with current laws that are written by men to protect men. There are no specific Domestic Violence laws. These will be the first ones that acknowledge the unique nature of violence against women in the home. Some women will always need to draw on a
4/ Criminal justice response - isolation is a real problem for many minorities-refugees, CALD, women wt disabilities & mental illness.We cannot have an idealised view that they will have communities to take them in. It’s not current laws that stop us developing closer communities
5/ It’s also not a lack of money requiring a redirection of funds. There’s plenty of money. It’s a lack of political interest. There is no reason community cohesion cannot be increased simultaneously & no reason not to address poverty & social inequities.However even these things
6/ won’t provide the answer- because social disadvantage is not the cause of domestic violence. We see domestic violence in all communities- impacting all women at all levels of so-called privilege.
7/ our enemy is those that want to leave the system the way it is. Those that are happy with the status quo.
Those that benefit from a justice system than never delivers justice.
Those that benefit from a justice system than never delivers justice.
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