LewRockwell.Com
by Stefan Molyneux

11/03/05

[T]he standard to compare the stateless society's response to violent crime is not some perfect world where thugs are effectively dealt with, but rather the current mess where violence is both encouraged and protected. Before we turn to how a stateless society deals with crime, however, it is essential to remember that the stateless society automatically eliminates the greatest violence faced by almost all of us -- the State that threatens us with guns if we don't hand over our money -- and our lives, should it decide to declare war. Thus it cannot be said that the existing system is one which minimizes violence. Quite the contrary -- the honest population is violently enslaved by the State, and the dishonest provided with cash incentives and protection...

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