The claim that we need the state to protect us against abusers is a popular and superficial anti-anarchism "gotcha". In reality, as anarchists know, the state jealously guards its monopoly on legitimate violence by *preventing* us from defending ourselves and our families against abuse. Here's an all too typical story about a Colorado mother who was jailed for defying a court order to "reconcile" her children with their father, a former cop who is facing charges of sexually abusing three of his daughters.

#Anarchism #SelfDefense #KYLR #FamilyCourt

H/T @br00t4c

https://msmagazine.com/2024/09/20/colorado-mom-jail-kids-rachel-pickrel-hawkins/