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I realized what I find unsettling about some prison abolitionists.
In rape culture there's "good victims" & "bad victims".
There's also "good victims" & "bad victims" for abolitionists. Their bad victims are ones who want to see their rapists removed from society.
In rape culture there's "good victims" & "bad victims".
There's also "good victims" & "bad victims" for abolitionists. Their bad victims are ones who want to see their rapists removed from society.
If you would like to see your rapist imprisoned you're a bad victim that is inconvenient for prison abolitionists.
Their "good victims" are the ones who say they wouldn't want to have their rapists & abusers imprisoned. They trot them out when survivors bring up our concerns.
Their "good victims" are the ones who say they wouldn't want to have their rapists & abusers imprisoned. They trot them out when survivors bring up our concerns.
I'm a bad victim when it comes to prison abolition. My primary concern is well being of survivors regardless of how that fits with ideologies.
Instead of answering the question how will I be protected from my rapist, the issue is evaded & people bring up how many survivors are imprisoned. I know that. We should free victims who fought back & we need to end mass incarceration but they don't have a comprehensive plan.
When I hear abolitionist slogans it's not an abstract issue, I think about how it would affect me & my need to keep safe from those who have sexually assaulted me.
Anyway conclusion is that there's a lot more support for ending mass incarceration & abolitionists should stop haranguing victims as bad people who are for cages blah blah.
