Should we burn our current system of policing to the ground and start from scratch?

I guess that depends on whether we actually see the inherent worth in all people – Imago Dei, if you will – not just those who look like us and live where we live.

Poisoned trees cannot bear good fruit.

The system we have in place do not work – have NEVER WORKED – was never SUPPOSED to work – for anyone not in power, and if we’re serious about caring for The Lease of These, we need to stop throwing good money (read: military grade weapons) after bad.

SOW EAR PURSES, MF’ers.

This book isn’t necessarily a how-to, but it certainly is a why-to.

Just because it’s difficult, doesn’t mean it’s not worth it.

What else are we going to do? Let fascism reign?

Sandy Hudson's book is extremely relevant to our times as we continue to reflect upon the relationship between racism and policing. Informative and filled with evidence, Hudson demonstrates the importance of police abolition if we wish to achieve a just society. Police abolition is often written about and explored in the American context, but it is equallly as important we Canadians examine the prejudice and biases of our own police as well.