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Why would you have that impression? The threat of violence is also the means of enforcement for civil law. If you don't comply with judicial orders, eventually
by jamesaguilar 14y ago
Why would you have that impression? The threat of violence is also the means of enforcement for civil law. If you don't comply with judicial orders, eventually the sheriff will come by and force you to.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoIANAL but that is not true; they can only seize your property, and even then civil bankruptcy is still an option. You do not go to jail for violating a civil judgement.
- jamesaguilar 14y agoSeizing property is violent taking.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoThat is an ideological libertarian viewpoint, where even taxes are considered as violence. Not useful. There is a difference between going to jail for 4 years and just going bankrupt. The first you lose your freedom, the second you just lose your property but can at least keep living. Many people would never recover mentally from being incarcerated for 4 years, but many can recover from bankruptcy.