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This iPhone raid is a reminder that only the government has the legal monopoly on trespassing, breaking-and-entering, and theft -- which are functionally equiva
by mkramlich 17y ago
This iPhone raid is a reminder that only the government has the legal monopoly on trespassing, breaking-and-entering, and theft -- which are functionally equivalent to this raid & confiscate operation. These monopolies are in addition to those on kidnapping (arrest, imprisonment) and murder (executions, military actions).
But... do not be alarmed.
- theBobMcCormick 17y agoAnd the alternative is? I don't know of anyplace worth living in that doesn't have laws and a means of enforcing them. Do you?
- ewanmcteagle 17y agoIt may not be about completely different alternatives but instead the degree to which government power should be limited.
- mkramlich 17y agoExactly. The argument is not, "Well, it could be worse." it is, "It should be better than this." When you give an entity the legal right to trespass, break-and-enter, steal, kidnap and kill you better be damn sure it is only done against "bad guys". Otherwise, that entity is the bad guy.
- anigbrowl 17y agoYou could always move to Mexico. I hear there's a thriving competitive market in those activities there. Why, just last Saturday seven government monopolists were killed in a great victory for free enterprise - without any bureaucratic red tape like warrants or detailed paperwork, either.