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I live on a hill by a major state highway intersection in an area where jake brakes are allowed. This is also within olfactory distance of the water treatment
by throwaway0a5e 4y ago
I live on a hill by a major state highway intersection in an area where jake brakes are allowed. This is also within olfactory distance of the water treatment plant.
It's great because none of the people who cheer on this sort of dystopian "use the state's monopoly on violence to enforce the pettiest of petty laws" wind up living here.
Edit: Since apparently these things need to be said, because HN, imagine your living situation isn't stable and you don't get the fine because it was mailed to your last apartment or you simply fail to pay it, what happens then, and how is that different than if you had stiffed anyone other than the state?
- robbrown451 4y agoIf you get a bill in the mail, how does "monopoly on violence" come into play?
- Gigachad 4y agoIt’s just a buzzword phrase free marketers use for every situation where the government does something. I do wonder what the alternative they would prefer be though. Would they rather an individual be able to hire a private gang to collect the noise violation payment at gunpoint?
- dangloveletter 4y ago
- perryizgr8 4y agoCan you choose to ignore the bill without any threat of state sponsored violence? If no, thats your monopoly on violence right there.
- robbrown451 4y agoNever heard of violence upon someone for not paying a ticket. They might have their credit affected, their wages garnished, their vehicle registration suspended, and so on, if they continue to ignore bills. That isn't violence, but it is consequences. But I'm curious how you'd prefer it be handled. What if I don't pay rent? Should I be allowed to live there forever, simply because no one, not even the police, is allowed to physically remove me from the property if I refuse to pay and refuse to leave? I wonder how this ideal world you imagine actually works.
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