abolishing the police means abolishing the state as it exists. dismantling capitalism and patriarchy are central to prison abolition because these systems perpetuate conditions that not only create crime but justify policing in the first place.
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the violence of manhood, war, even anti-black/xenophobic/classist fears are all symptoms of capitalism and patriarchy used to justify the dominance, surveillance and policing they exert under the guise of a safety that capitalism and patriarchy convinces you only it can guarantee
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