That's how we get big government, by throwing away freedoms for safety. The people whom get to decide the law are also those whom decide to "defund the police".

That's how we get big government, by throwing away freedoms for safety. The people whom get to decide the law are also those whom decide to "defund the police". Some people are bad, many of them much higher up the ladder of society and get to make the law. That's why we are careful in deciding what crimes result in what outcomes and if those outcomes actually achieve what we want. Prisons overwhelmingly are not a punishment, they're a hiring event. An expectation of life even. That doesn't stop the crime. A good way to stop a violent crime is for us to bring power back to the individual with strong self defense protections.