The Only Answer is Abolition

By: Connor Williams

Mariame Kaba, abolitionist activist and organizer said, “The first step towards becoming an abolitionist is to kill the cop in your head”. Carceral logic and punitive forms of accountability have permeated the social and cultural fabric of American society, to the point where pro-police, pro-prison sentiments have become the unconscious norm. That must change. The events of the past week have…