Karla Altmayer
@karlaaltmayer.bsky.social
Gender-based violence organizer and attorney in Chicago. Co-founder, Co-director of @healingtoaction.bsky.social. Current chair of City of Chicago’s GBV Taskforce. Parent to two beautiful humans. Views my own.
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Reposted by Karla Altmayer
Violence budgets are over-inflated as is. Piling on more money to further professionalize the people committing the violence doesn't change the core dynamics: what they're there to do, who they target, and what they can get away with doing. Polishing impunity just makes the unaffected feel better.
January 7, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Violence budgets are over-inflated as is. Piling on more money to further professionalize the people committing the violence doesn't change the core dynamics: what they're there to do, who they target, and what they can get away with doing. Polishing impunity just makes the unaffected feel better.