Abolition of police and prisons

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Abolish is to flourish! Against the prison industrial complex and for transformative justice.

See Critical Resistance's definitions below:

The Prison Industrial Complex

The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a term we use to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social and political problems.

Through its reach and impact, the PIC helps and maintains the authority of people who get their power through racial, economic and other privileges. There are many ways this power is collected and maintained through the PIC, including creating mass media images that keep alive stereotypes of people of color, poor people, queer people, immigrants, youth, and other oppressed communities as criminal, delinquent, or deviant. This power is also maintained by earning huge profits for private companies that deal with prisons and police forces; helping earn political gains for "tough on crime" politicians; increasing the influence of prison guard and police unions; and eliminating social and political dissent by oppressed communities that make demands for self-determination and reorganization of power in the US.

Abolition

PIC abolition is a political vision with the goal of eliminating imprisonment, policing, and surveillance and creating lasting alternatives to punishment and imprisonment.

From where we are now, sometimes we can't really imagine what abolition is going to look like. Abolition isn't just about getting rid of buildings full of cages. It's also about undoing the society we live in because the PIC both feeds on and maintains oppression and inequalities through punishment, violence, and controls millions of people. Because the PIC is not an isolated system, abolition is a broad strategy. An abolitionist vision means that we must build models today that can represent how we want to live in the future. It means developing practical strategies for taking small steps that move us toward making our dreams real and that lead us all to believe that things really could be different. It means living this vision in our daily lives.

Abolition is both a practical organizing tool and a long-term goal.

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Quand la police est à l’origine du crime • Pivot (pivot.quebec)

submitted 1 year ago by cerement to c/abolition

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/4661775

Le documentaire "Produire la menace" révèle comment les agences de sécurité canadiennes incitent des citoyens vulnérables à commettre des crimes pour justifier leurs budgets. Il se concentre sur l'histoire de John (Omar) Nuttall et Amanda (Ana) Korody, manipulés par la police pour tenter un attentat. Bien que libérés, cette tactique est répandue. Les coûts de sécurité augmentent avec l'utilisation d'agents provocateurs, alimentant une industrie de plusieurs milliards de dollars. L'opacité entourant les services secrets rend difficile de connaître l'étendue de ces pratiques. Le film vise à sensibiliser le public à ces méthodes et à leur utilisation potentielle contre des groupes environnementalistes et autochtones.

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[–] Five 1 points 1 year ago

Title: When the Police are the source of crime

The documentary "Producing the Threat" reveals how Canadian security agencies lure vulnerable citizens into committing crimes to justify their budgets. It focuses on the story of John (Omar) Nuttall and Amanda (Ana) Korody, manipulated by the police into attempting an attack. Although released, this tactic is widespread. Security costs rise with the use of agents provocateurs, fueling a multi-billion dollar industry. The opacity surrounding the secret services makes it difficult to know the extent of these practices. The film aims to raise public awareness of these methods and their potential use against environmental and aboriginal groups.