"Reform police" progress toward justice. "Abolish police" anarchy. ( They have more guns ) nt

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30. If you're asking about murder in an abolitionist system you've got to play along in good faith.

It's not just about the absence of the cops. It's about the presence of systems that meet individuals' and the community's needs *before* crimes happens. Crime isn't random; in the vast majority of cases, it happens because people's needs aren't being met. When it comes to murder, it's a rare serial killer who didn't have an ugly childhood or untreated injury before they started their spree. When it comes to IPV resulting in murder, we often find generational trauma is the culprit. Poverty, poor mental health, deprived communities and other issues are all ways we can get *ahead* of these problems, instead of pouring money into a violent system that neither prevents murders nor rehabilitates murderers.