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The proper analogy is this: There is a city where a road service provider (RSP) builds and maintains all roads. At strategic places, there are road checkpoints
by sfk 12y ago
The proper analogy is this:
There is a city where a road service provider (RSP) builds and maintains all roads. At strategic places, there are road checkpoints where the RSP can block traffic.
Recently, there has been a series of bank robberies. The city has strange laws: Bank robberies are illegal in he city, but hard to prosecute directly. The bank, knowing who participated in the robberies, asks the RSP to block the robbers' traffic.
The RSP refuses, bank sues the RSP.
- imgabe 12y agoThe RSP is in the business of building roads, not apprehending criminals. Nothing about the business of road-building implies that their employees would be trained or equipped to deal with bank robbers. The analogy falls apart here anyway because bank robbery is a criminal offense and the police are around specifically to deal with it. Piracy is a civil offense. I don't know of any comparable civil case where a private third party is required to enforce a contract they're not involved in.