> The only purpose for a paramilitary force in society is to respond to violence This would be agreeable to me, at least in principle; the specifics would be i

> The only purpose for a paramilitary force in society is to respond to violence This would be agreeable to me, at least in principle; the specifics would be important. However, the police force is used in all manner of ways. > You keep bringing up nonviolent situations where armed police aren't the best response You continue to downplay or ignore that this is the role police are put to, in the real world, and that it routinely results in violence and unnecessary incarceration