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| Sceptilesolar 10/27/17 12:29:54 PM #57: | SmartMuffin posted... The model of society wherein the police are only authorized to act on behalf of the citizenry (i.e. libertarianism) suggests that if it's acceptable for the police to physically remove people from illegally occupying roads, then it's acceptable for private citizens to do so as well. This is such a crappy argument by the way. One of the reasons for a police force to exist is that they can employ means and methods in a structured and controlled way which would be disruptive if performed by the average citizen. For instance, if police bust into a drug trafficking site with guns ready, it's a sting. If private citizens do it, it's basically gang warfare. What you're talking about is essentially vigilantism. That's definitely not permissable. --- Just killing time until the world ends. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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