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Somalia is police-free. Are you up for it ?

• CamperBob2 10y ago
  Somalia is a failed state run by divisional chieftains and warlords with military weaponry. In other words, it's all police. That aside, how surreal is it to argue in favor of the application of equal justice for all under the rule of law, only to have "herp, derp, why don't you move to Somalia?" thrown in your face as a counterargument?
  • digler999 10y ago
    I suggested it because it's equally fallacious of you to equate police with "warlords with military weaponry". You can use all the fancy nostalgic buzzwords you want, but ultimately if the law has no bite, nobody will honor it. That bite is called enforcement and it's done by police. Get over it.
    • throwanem 10y ago
      > I suggested it because it's equally fallacious of you to equate police with "warlords with military weaponry". I agree. Do you think perhaps it might be of some value to argue this point in a way that's not trivial to dismiss for valid reasons? I think perhaps it might be of some value. Feel free to continue to caricature yourself for the benefit of unsympathetic interlocutors if it pleases you to do so, but please also consider the possibility that you might argue more effectively by doing otherwise.