'Relying on law enforcement to respond to sexual violence ignores the reality that many cops are perpetrators of such violence.'
. Men’s prisons are also sites of sexual violence, and yet, TV shows and movies frequently depict sexual violence against inmates as a joke or, as glorified retribution. Trans and nonbinary people are placed in the prison that matches the sex assigned to them at birth, putting them at tremendous risk of violence at the hands of other incarcerated people and corrections officers.
If the aim is to end sexual violence, how could we condone a system that normalizes it as a form of punishment? What if we could remove perpetrators of harm from the home, keep a survivor safe, and not put the perpetrator in a cage where they are likely to experience sexual, physical, and emotional violence?I know some survivors navigate the criminal system and receive the justice they seek. Survivors deserve to be safe and validated.
white supremacy. I am dedicated to an anti-sexual and anti-domestic violence movement that does not uphold other forms of state sanctioned violence.cannot adequately address the needs of marginalized survivors. A call to defund the police is an opportunity to have experts intervene before the violence is lethal. It is an opportunity to increase funding for sex-education in schools.
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