> My point was simply whether a population ignoring laws they don't like qualifies as a functioning society Even if it doesn't the, the implied opposite doesn'

> My point was simply whether a population ignoring laws they don't like qualifies as a functioning society Even if it doesn't the, the implied opposite doesn't logically follow. Prison is not a good proof of the legality of anything. Prison is terrorism when it is punishment, not mere exclusion from society. And when it is, then the need to exclude is a much more basic principle to argue about. Which the OP hardly did, so why did you try? Taking the bait pretty much. Arguing the law itself would have been on topic. The definition of a functioning society is far out of scope here, anyhow.