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Technically if you are against terrorism then you should be for police abolition, because police uses violence for political reasons.
by TotalCrackpot 2y ago
Technically if you are against terrorism then you should be for police abolition, because police uses violence for political reasons.
- infotainment 2y agoCrazy thought: the police are needed to enforce order, because some people are assholes.
- TotalCrackpot 2y agoThe police are often assholes, they murder and beat people.
- infotainment 2y agoSure, so how do you deal with that problem? Who will police the police, if you will? No police doesn't solve it, because there will be assholes in any group.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoPrivatize security. Let the market decide.
- TotalCrackpot 2y agoThen if you are not rich you cannot even call the police because you cannot afford it. It's better to abolish police and not jail people for self-defense.
- infotainment 2y agoSure, that works for some cases, but what if the crime already happened? For example, what if your house was broken into and your stuff was taken? In that case, would your only recourse be to hire a private investigator to identify the culprit, and then personally show up at their house to exact your revenge? That doesn’t seem sustainable.
- TotalCrackpot 2y agoYou can look for info and help in your local community for example. You don't need to extract revenge necessarily, if you find that person you can organize with some people and visit them to take your stuff back.
- infotainment 2y agoWhat if the person who stole it doesn't want to give it back? What if that person has their own group of friends-with-weapons? We now a standoff between your private army and someone else's. Seems like an extraordinary inefficient way to achieve justice. (And, one that will likely end up being quite deadly for all parties involved.)
- Veraticus 2y agoActually poor people deserve justice and security too? Unless you're the richest person in the world. Because if you aren't, someone is going to outbid you on the security forces, and then it's their decision, not "the market's" decision.
- Veraticus 2y agoWhatever you think of the police, most police forces are not violent extremists. The idea of policing is mainstream in almost all societies.
- TotalCrackpot 2y agoBy definition police uses violence for political reasons. That makes it a terrorist organization. Same with army.
- soundnote 2y agoI am for society not degenerating to the point you need to do a Bukele to fix it. That means having police, whether they're perfect or not.