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Perhaps there's nothing that says so, but nevertheless that's the system which is in place in most of the civilised world. If you want to enforce a law (it's a

Perhaps there's nothing that says so, but nevertheless that's the system which is in place in most of the civilised world. If you want to enforce a law (it's always an option not to enforce a given law, but then you might as well not have it) against an offender that for whatever doesn't want to cooperate with the penalty decided, what do you propose doing?

niftich 10y ago
If you're resisting arrest, the penalty has not yet been decided. You're still at the phase where law enforcement wants to detain you because they suspect you of having committed a crime. At this point, you often incur the additional criminal charge of 'resisting arrest', which can be penalized separately, which does not necessarily need to be by arresting you -- and thereby avoiding a race-condition. You could instead, for example, be subject to a court order that turns off utilities to your dwelling until you surrender to police custody, making you less likely to continue resisting. Or you could have your wages garnished, or simply staked out for days, making it difficult to go about your day. There are many creative possibilities.
- pixl97 10y ago
  Never happening in the U.S. Especially after many cases where cops have given up chase on suspects that later when to murder others. But I do have a better idea. QUIT RESISTING ARREST. There you go. People in most other countries don't seem to have the problem with that we have in the US.
  - mseebach 10y ago
    That's a great idea. Just do exactly what we say, exactly when we say it, then we won't (possibly, accidentally) kill you!
- mseebach 10y ago
  You're just pushing the problem out one level of abstraction. Why would the utility company agree to help compel a customer? Why would an employer agree to help compel an employee? Ultimately because you compel them to, under similar circumstances. If businesses will generally help punish offenders amongst their customers and employees, you don't really need law enforcement. It's a tangent, but you also have to consider the self-employed survivalist on the ranch. No water to turn off, no employer to compel.

niftich 10y ago

If you're resisting arrest, the penalty has not yet been decided. You're still at the phase where law enforcement wants to detain you because they suspect you of having committed a crime. At this point, you often incur the additional criminal charge of 'resisting arrest', which can be penalized separately, which does not necessarily need to be by arresting you -- and thereby avoiding a race-condition. You could instead, for example, be subject to a court order that turns off utilities to your dwelling until you surrender to police custody, making you less likely to continue resisting. Or you could have your wages garnished, or simply staked out for days, making it difficult to go about your day. There are many creative possibilities.

pixl97 10y ago
Never happening in the U.S. Especially after many cases where cops have given up chase on suspects that later when to murder others. But I do have a better idea. QUIT RESISTING ARREST. There you go. People in most other countries don't seem to have the problem with that we have in the US.
- mseebach 10y ago
  That's a great idea. Just do exactly what we say, exactly when we say it, then we won't (possibly, accidentally) kill you!
mseebach 10y ago
You're just pushing the problem out one level of abstraction. Why would the utility company agree to help compel a customer? Why would an employer agree to help compel an employee? Ultimately because you compel them to, under similar circumstances. If businesses will generally help punish offenders amongst their customers and employees, you don't really need law enforcement. It's a tangent, but you also have to consider the self-employed survivalist on the ranch. No water to turn off, no employer to compel.