#Storyline 3: Retribution vs. Reform
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"Contemporary race scholars and Black feminist activists have linked this hesitation to the popular notion that Black women face significant advantages when compared to Black men. This skewed analysis emerges from the trap of loyalty which results in Black women having their needs denied, their contributions discounted, and their victimization ignored."
Ritchie, Arrested Justice, page 46
#Storyline 3: Retribution vs. Reform#Athena's grief takes priority in this storyline#which is truly incredible in the sense that she is a black woman whose family was victimized by a black man#although a discussion of race loyalty (and rejection of this fallacy) would have lended a greater weight to this scene#but this is a also problematic in the sense that she is a police officer and stands as an arbiter of justice.#and her decision is based on her personal affects and not the clear evidence of the man's reform#retribution is thus given narrative prominence over reform#despite the narrative taking great lengths to show how comically moral this man is
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"It is in the backdrop of these more broadly conceived abolitionist alternatives that it makes sense to take up the question of radical transformations within the existing justice system. Thus, aside from minimizing, through various strategies, the kinds of behaviors that will bring people into contact with the police and justice systems, there is the question of how to treat these who assault the rights and bodies of others."
- Davis, Are Prisons Obsolete? page 113
#Storyline 3: Retribution vs. Reform#911 does not address the topics of prison abolition or prison reform#nor does it address reformed criminals#the man who killed Athena's fiancé is comically performed#in that he is consistently shown to be doing good things#when she arrests him he is no longer a criminal or drug addict and is shown to have done great good for his community#he immediately confesses and apologizes to her before allowing himself to be arrested#when she sees him again he agreed to a plea deal because it would help put dozens of high-level criminals behind bars#he then proceeds to save several peoples' lives during an emergency and then takes a bullet to save Athena's husband#the fact that the show frames this character in this way means they set themselves up for this conversation but refused to have it#instead the show ultimately says that criminals remain criminals despite any reform#and that the only true justice is retribution/closure in the hands of victims' loved ones#a take that is significantly cheapened when they refuse to actual engage in debates on the meaning of justice and the justice system
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