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I would vastly prefer private security forces to provide defense for me than the police. History is full of examples of neighborhoods and ethnic groups organizi
by wonder_er 4y ago
I would vastly prefer private security forces to provide defense for me than the police. History is full of examples of neighborhoods and ethnic groups organizing their own defenses to manage misbehavior from within and without those groups.
The existence of police dramatically harms the possibility of an ideal society, because they do so much violence with such immunity.
You seem to think that I believe that the status quo is somehow acceptable or tolerable.
This is like saying 'if the US military didn't initiate war against another country, how would it ensure compliance of that population with the wishes of the United States?'
Obviously the answer is to not go to war, and not concern oneself with whether or not another population is sufficiently compliant.
The full and detailed answer to your question is outlined in a book titled 'The problem of political authority: and examination on the right to coerce and the duty to obey'
- leereeves 4y agoYou would prefer private security groups? I can't argue with your preferences, but Blackwater/Xe/Academi/Constellis roaming the streets enforcing their version of the law sounds much worse to me. And in your ideal society, to whom could people turn for protection from the private security groups?