Governments tend to indulge in hypocrisy as standard operating practice. They also reserve the right to kill people and confiscate property because, as much as

Governments tend to indulge in hypocrisy as standard operating practice. They also reserve the right to kill people and confiscate property because, as much as the average person might find comfort in order, legislation and institutions, the reality of the world is you can do whatever you want unless someone can stop you, and there are not a lot of people or organisations that can stop a government.