defunding police doesn't sound so bad anymore.

in fact, defund the whole government

we'll use the money to hire mercs who actually enforce order and peace.

@icedquinn I’ve been saying this for ages now. Privatized police are the only way that police are going to have any reason to do a good job protecting people or property.

Government police only serve the interest of the government. Private police serve the interest of whoever is paying for them. If your community is paying for then, then they serve that community.

@shebang @icedquinn It's not really practical. Peasants independently can't buy police. You'd get to the situation where you'd have people pooling together to buy police, just like health care, or it would be employer supported. But for a State to actually be stable, it does need to have a relative monopoly on violence. I'm not anti-state because even a corrupt state provides stability. You remove the state and thousands will be killed (see Afghanistan)

I don't have issue with police at all honestly. Some are corrupt, but even then you can avoid the worst of it if you're just not an asshole and don't commit crimes.

The major corruption occurs with prosecutors. They are the real problem. They lie and cheat all day; put innocent people in jail to meet quotas (see the documentaries: Outcry, The Trayvon Hoax, Trial by Media).

Police are just drones for the most part. The majority are good, some are bad, and defunding efforts will keep the more corrupt ones and force the non-corrupt ones out.

Defund the prosecutors, or at least hold them fucking accountable. Prosecutors are rarely ever disbarred or face consequences for misconduct.

@djsumdog @icedquinn @shebang There have been numerous examples of stateless societies throughout history. Gaelic Ireland, The American Old West (contrary to popular belief it was less violent than the east side of the continent), The Icelandic Commonwealth. It can be done.