The resource collection "So is this Actually an Abolitionist Proposal or Strategy?" (interruptingcriminalization.com/binder) kicks off with a list that we return to often, from @survivepunishNY's Preserving Punishment Power.

We ask of each reform: 1. Does it (as a whole or in part) legitimize or expand the carceral system we’re trying to dismantle?"

In one of the most policed cities, with the largest police force, with a budget bigger than many countries, with officers at every subway stop harassing unhoused people and vendors—cops don't prevent or stop violence. No amount of cops or funding for cops will get us to safety. Predictably, this will be exploited to try & push for even more cops & police funding—it's already begun.

Read our resource Cops Don't Stop Violence & fight back against copaganda & false narratives being used to justify pouring more $$$ into policing:

https://twitter.com/evanagao/status/1513923220843515905

As we near the end of the year, here's a round-up of some of the tools that we've created & contributed to in 2020 connected to #DefundThePolice (1/4) #DefundPolice: Concrete Steps Toward Divestment From Policing & Investment in Community Safety bit.ly/2020Defund (2/4)