Visualize Utopia #3: Life After Cops

Send us Fan MailWhat's up to my weird (in that good, quirky, fun kinda way) walruses and spectacularly speckled sea lions! This episode is Part 3 of the BNP's Visualize Utopia series, and its aim is to envision a reality without cops as we know them. Last episode described the depth of the problems with modern U.S. law enforcement. This episode imagines real, tangible, achievable solutions.A world without police is not only possible, but inviting and rewarding. We can bind together as communities and defend ourselves. We can treat each other with respect. We can strive to execute society in a just and egalitarian manner. And we can start doing this right now. I don't know about you, but I'm done standing by while our precious and innocent brothers and sisters are shot dead in the street. A badge does not confer anything except the shared dream we all choose to accept. But we can dream another dream, a better dream, and a dream where every human life is known to be and treated as a sacred gift. Because you are a sacred gift.Check out the BNP on Instagram @conantanner!Thank you for spreading the word and telling a friend about the BNP, and thank you for rating, reviewing and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts. Help me achieve my own dream of a mobile BNP studio by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/noetics. You get access to bonus content including poems and short stories.One Love,Conan TRACK LIST FOR THIS EPISODEThe Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)Dykotomi- Corvid CrunkN.W.A. - Fuck tha PoliceChillhop Radio - 2 A.M. Lo Fi Hip Hop MixKRS One - Sound of Da Police Cornel West & BMWMB - Mr. PresidentChilled Cow - Saturday ChillinDead Prez - PolitrikkksNina Simone - Mississippi GoddamnMarvin Gaye - Inner City Blues Frameworks - HillsidePEAKOX- I Miss YouCornel West and KRS-One (feat. Prince) - Mr. ManLinks to Sources: List of books on police abolititon:https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/books-on-defunding-the-policeThe End of Police by Alex Vitale: https://libcom.org/files/Vitale%20-%20The%20End%20of%20Policing%20(Police)%20(2017).pdfhttps://transformharm.org/thinking-through-a-world-without-police/Alternatives to Police: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/police-brutality-cop-free-world-protest-199465/#ixzz3MAjhe2IMhttps://truthout.org/articles/a-new-years-resolution-don-t-call-the-police/Restorative Justice: http://restorativejustice.org/restorative-justice/about-restorative-justice/tutorial-intro-to-restorative-justice/lesson-1-what-is-restorative-justice/#sthash.FMRM0DcE.dpbsSupport the showTip me in Solana:Address: 9XPHpqH7GawTGtPgZAzfXFU6oPWTpSua1QXwRYAWVh9y Find me on IG: barbarian_noetics Direct Donate on PayPal @[email protected] Cash App@ $BarbarianRavenbuymeacoffee.com/noetics.Spread the word and tell a friend. Remember to set the BNP on Auto Download after you subscribe. I appreciate you all. Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 allows for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research.