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Originally Posted by NoFreeSpeech
Because people are not criminals.
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Then why would crime rates initially spike?
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Originally Posted by NoFreeSpeech
You're living a very sheltered life if you believe cops and punishment are a big deterrent to crime.
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You mean like in the French Revolution where aristocrats and anyone deemed "too moderate" to comply with the radical wing of the revolutionary spirit were dragged upon public stage to be savagely decapitated infront of capacity crowds? Or maybe you're referring to the the rampant warlordism characterizing virtually all of sub-Saharan Africa where militian thugs take advantage of a lawless society to invade, plunder and burn villages, brutally and repeatedly rape their women, forcibly conscript children into their armies and perpetuate an endless cycle of violence well past the 20-year time frame you so aptly described?
You're right; anarchy works for everyone everytime...and history proves it!
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Originally Posted by NoFreeSpeech
I've been involved in criminal activity. Never for a second did I or any of the people around me go "hey the cops might get us!!!!!!!".
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Oooh big shock! Criminals don't consider the consequences of their actions before committing them! And to think my sheltered upbringing conditioned me to believe that criminals were thoughtful, articulate individuals who only embarked upon their criminal endeavors after deeply pondering every single possible outcome their action could produce!
Then again, I'm not a right-minded, free-thinking intellectual like you are.
Furthermore, what exactly did your "criminal activity" consist of? Ripping the "Do Not Remove Under Penalty of Law" tag off your mattress? If you did anything that was worth busting you for, odds are you would have been caught for it. But, since you're here today, that tells me you're either blowing a bunch of hot air or you, I don't know, made that whole thing up.
Or, maybe your "criminal activity" all occured when you were a kid. What's that? You're telling me that KIDS don't think things through either?!! Oh shit! My white, sheltered, "Leave it to Beaver" notion of the world has now be officially shattered!!1
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Originally Posted by NoFreeSpeech
Why don't states and nations with death penalty have the lowest crime rates?
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See above.
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And he didn't say guns and private security would be abolished.
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Oh, so people can be trusted to look out for their own safety, huh? Well, since you seem to believe that people are so benevolent, you wouldn't think it implausible for one person to find room in his heart to put selfishness aside and start looking out for individuals other than himself, right? Who knows? Maybe this idea will catch on and pretty soon we'll have a small group of people looking out for the safety and security of others by enforcing the norms and practices of the land.
Wait, am I describing (*gasp*) COPS?!!
Holy Hell!!