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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
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://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/07/defund-police-unions-law-enforcement-lobby
Next,
âCitizens United is a roadblock to barring spending on campaigns because it allows law enforcement unions, like corporations, to spend unlimited amounts on independent expenditures.â
Next,
âCitizens United is a roadblock to barring spending on campaigns because it allows law enforcement unions, like corporations, to spend unlimited amounts on independent expenditures.â
Also,
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1gZz_k20UY0JQADf2UKblS5ivMqo-53Rx?usp=drive_open
https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1gZz_k20UY0JQADf2UKblS5ivMqo-53Rx?usp=drive_open
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/
(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/
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 âprogressâ.
