I'm literally proposing we stop trying to control behavior, and instead relegate the "Warlord archetype" to something more akin to a gym teacher than somebody with actual authority.
mob violence though. what happens when the marshall tells an enraged group of citizens "no folks, you are not allowed to use violence in this circumstance"?
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Then they won't listen to him, and democracy happens. Lynch mobs are the most democratic thing ever. If the marshal wants to prevent this, he'll take the fugitive into protective custody. This isn't locking him up, this is escorting him out of town.
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alright then look, if you're trying to convince me that the system you're proposing is a good one it really loses a lot of credibility when you argue yourself into the corner of "lynch mobs are ok:.
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I never said they were okay, only that they were a natural result of democracy and that we need to be more accepting of the realities of mob psychology if we are going to be free.
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You have been continually misrepresenting by claims all night. I'm not really sure I consider you somebody who deserves convincing anymore.
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alright, sorry. I understand that it's hard to express your beliefs and maybe I was too critical. I think we fundamentally agree on the importance of reducing authoritarianism, and that the incarceration system is mostly awful. I think we disagree about how policing should work
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You are advocating abolishing specialized, professional police in favor of charismatic "law chief" figures. I think there are serious problems with that. I hope I haven't misrepresented you further.
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I believe that addressing issues of corruption in a specialized professional police force is an easier problem to solve than addressing issues of mob violence and vigilantism in citizens-with-guns amateur policing.
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if I was harsh I apologize, but I felt a need to strongly question your premises because I think you intermixed a good sentiment with a dangerous policy prescription.
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