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Police abolitionism is a widespread idea in liberal academic circles, as well as among progressives in the most progressive American cities: https://en.wikipedi

Police abolitionism is a widespread idea in liberal academic circles, as well as among progressives in the most progressive American cities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_abolition_movement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_abolition_movement Think Columbia University faculty and students in NYC, not online trolls. https://cccct.law.columbia.edu/content/abolition-practicum https://cccct.law.columbia.edu/content/abolition-practicum https://socialwork.columbia.edu/student-experience/student-life/student-caucuses/abolition-caucus/ https://socialwork.columbia.edu/student-experience/student-l... https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/abolition1313/3-13-abolish-the-police/ https://blogs.law.columbia.edu/abolition1313/3-13-abolish-th... Just google 'police abolition' + 'columbia' or 'berkeley' or any of the top liberal arts colleges that have a left ideological bent

hotpotamus 4y ago
To be honest, I really don't have much interest in the beliefs of the upper echelons of liberal academia, and how many actually believed in the literal definition of the movement name vs something else. From the responses here, it seems that I've somewhat unwittingly touched a nerve, though I suppose that might actually prove my point - that the movement fractured quite quickly. I still think "lay flat" is about the best name for the phenomenon encapsulated here, which was my actual point.
FunnyBadger 4y ago
And that's the least likely group of people to know anything about the lives of those most needing the police and most affected by the elimination of the police. Put another way: people most likely to claim: * they know "plenty of black people" because they once said hello to the black janitor * they know "plenty of latinos" because they once hired a Mexico from the Home Depot parking lot to trim their trees * they know "plenty of/about 'deplorables'" because they've driven through deplorable populations on the freeway or flow over deplorable states by plane That's the same depth of understanding they have for "defund the police". Citing their articles is absolutely hilarious: akin to the above "proofs of knowledge".

hotpotamus 4y ago

To be honest, I really don't have much interest in the beliefs of the upper echelons of liberal academia, and how many actually believed in the literal definition of the movement name vs something else. From the responses here, it seems that I've somewhat unwittingly touched a nerve, though I suppose that might actually prove my point - that the movement fractured quite quickly. I still think "lay flat" is about the best name for the phenomenon encapsulated here, which was my actual point.

FunnyBadger 4y ago

And that's the least likely group of people to know anything about the lives of those most needing the police and most affected by the elimination of the police. Put another way: people most likely to claim: * they know "plenty of black people" because they once said hello to the black janitor * they know "plenty of latinos" because they once hired a Mexico from the Home Depot parking lot to trim their trees * they know "plenty of/about 'deplorables'" because they've driven through deplorable populations on the freeway or flow over deplorable states by plane That's the same depth of understanding they have for "defund the police". Citing their articles is absolutely hilarious: akin to the above "proofs of knowledge".