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Why is murder illegal?
by R0b0t1 5y ago
Why is murder illegal?
- nradov 5y agoBecause the government has a monopoly on violence. https://www.britannica.com/topic/state-monopoly-on-violence https://www.britannica.com/topic/state-monopoly-on-violence
- R0b0t1 5y agoBut why do they have a monopoly on violence? If no one has a right to life then enforcing that monopoly is pointless.
- nradov 5y agoHolding a monopoly on violence over a particular territory is the fundamental basis of the modern nation state. The state enforces that monopoly primarily to assert and maintain it's own legitimacy.