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Revision as of 20:43, 18 November 2022

A punitive response is an approach to addressing harm, conflict, or abuse through punishment; how the carceral state arbitrarily pursues retribution and punishment instead of true accountability or restorative outcomes for people who have been harmed - Jennifer Loubriel & Rania El Mugammar, adapted by Michelle Xie[1]


Examples of punitive responses

1. Showing up

for rallies, marches, phonebanking, doorknocking, teach-ins, etc.

2. Voting with the movement

the cause (e.g., abortion, climate change, immigration) is the deciding factor in the active supporter’s vote

3. Persuading others

at school, at family gatherings, on social media, at work etc.

4. Acting independently within their place of influence

lawyers taking on pro bono cases, teachers using their classrooms, union members using meetings of their local 


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