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An easier solution, it seems to me, is to just not have cops.
by jMyles 12y ago
An easier solution, it seems to me, is to just not have cops.
- mhb 12y agoThe Machinery of Freedom - David Friedman http://www.daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf http://www.daviddfriedman.com/The_Machinery_of_Freedom_.pdf
- cracell 12y agoAh yes the libertarian view of "The free market will solve all problems" while ignoring all data to the contrary. Here's a good counterpoint to this view http://zompist.com/libertos.html http://zompist.com/libertos.html
- cracell 12y agoAnd replace them with what? Pitch forked crowds? Security guards? Private police forces? All of the alternatives I know of are worst. There are many police forces they don't abuse their power. We just need better checks and balances to prevent abuses and to reverse the trend of militarization of police. Also in the US the Justice system needs to start making an example out of police officers who abuse their positions.
- jMyles 12y agoI surmise that the reason that a viable alternative hasn't arisen is that the technology hasn't sufficiently developed. And I don't think it's reasonable to expect that the "justice" system of the hegemonic, dominator-culture world power is going to reign in its armed enforcers.
- joshdance 12y agoTechnology is not a magic want. Technology is run by humans. So if you are saying cops are bad (which they are not), soon you get advanced technology... run by the same type of people.