Domestic Violence and Abolition

I currently live above a family whom I often hear screaming and crying, sometimes I even feel a physical disturbance. I really haven’t been doing anything about it, even if sometimes I become worried about harm happening, so before I move, I really want to reflect my thoughts about domestic violence. I grew up with corporeal punishment and was told that I need to hide any signs of it because teachers would call authorities to take me away from my parents. As a Chinese American family who already was fairly isolated and experienced systemic racism, this naturally built mistrust with the police. I find it somewhat frustrating that this is not more of an entry point for the way we build a conversation among immigrant families in my communities towards abolition. <a href="https://medium.com/@RyInSpaces4QTAPI/domestic-violence-and-abolition-6a9973e9fc54">Learn More</a>