With the WNBA AND NBA strikes occurring, I think it is of importance to bring up, again, that in current political discourse, defunding the police is being demonized by Dems and Repub. From Presidential aspirants to City Councils. The strikes should call attention to this. https://twitter.com/abc/status/1296990473186234369">https://twitter.com/abc/statu...
As we continue to proceed, it is important we know the terrain we are dealing with to demand appropriate change that pulls the root. First it is worth examining this write up from @catchatweetdown : https://medium.com/@chenjerai.kumanyika/understanding-abolitionist-vs-celebrity-led-bipartisan-criminal-justice-reform-e1eec5d34794">https://medium.com/@chenjera...
Understanding Abolitionist vs. Celebrity-led “Bipartisan” Criminal Justice Reform

This table from my forthcoming book compares abolitionist principles for study and intervention into police and prisons with the much


https://medium.com/@chenjerai.kumanyika/understanding-abolitionist-vs-celebrity-led-bipartisan-criminal-justice-reform-e1eec5d34794
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/defund-police-unions-law-enforcement-lobby

Next,

“Citizens">https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/d... United is a roadblock to barring spending on campaigns because it allows law enforcement unions, like corporations, to spend unlimited amounts on independent expenditures.”
To Defund the Police, We Have to Dethrone the Law Enforcement Lobby

Police unions, prison guard unions, district attorney associations, and others in the law enforcement lobby have long wielded their power to nix any reforms that attack the carceral state. To defund...

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/defund-police-unions-law-enforcement-lobby
Also,

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1gZz_k20UY0JQADf2UKblS5ivMqo-53Rx?usp=drive_open">https://drive.google.com/drive/mob...
Finally, https://blog.getpocket.com/2020/06/reimagining-justice-a-primer-on-defunding-the-police-and-prison-abolition/">https://blog.getpocket.com/2020/06/r...
Reimagining Justice: A Primer on Defunding the Police and Prison Abolition

A guide to understanding the arguments for ‘defunding the police’ and abolishing prisons, curated by political scientist Megan Ming Francis.

https://blog.getpocket.com/2020/06/reimagining-justice-a-primer-on-defunding-the-police-and-prison-abolition/
Oh and before I forget
(Not against the ending of qualified immunity, rather want to highlight that it is a checkpoint not a finish line toward abolition) https://thecrimereport.org/2020/06/09/ending-qualified-immunity-wont-make-cops-more-accountable-study/">https://thecrimereport.org/2020/06/0...
Ending ‘Qualified Immunity’ Won’t Make Cops More Accountable: Study | The Crime Report

Removing the legal restraints against suing police for misconduct won’t “usher in a new age of government accountability,” says a UCLA law professor. But, it may still help judges focus on whether...

https://thecrimereport.org/2020/06/09/ending-qualified-immunity-wont-make-cops-more-accountable-study/
With all this laid out, the blueprint is clear. The goals are defined. Let us not deviate or get lost in the spectacle of neoliberal “progress”.
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