Dead Cops Means Less Oppression
Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 4 months ago to Philosophy
This is an interesting essay of the results of the sad deaths of the two murdered NY cops written by an author not interested in political correctness. It's an interesting read that opens up a different thought train on self defense.
From the Article:
“When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In the wake of two NYPD Officers being gunned down in Brooklyn, the New York Post is reporting that traffic tickets and summonses for petty offenses are down 94%, arrests for drug offenses are down 84%, and overall arrests down 66%.Consider for a moment how many lifetimes of manhours have been spent on political and education efforts over the last 50 years to advance libertarian ideas. Compare this to what it has done to reduce State violence. The effect has been negative, the State has consistently expanded its power."
And:
"Yet, in just a few moments, one violent idiot managed to reduce arrests in New York City by 66%. That massive reduction in citations and arrests didn’t just free all the people who would have been the victims thereof. It deprived the city of massive amounts of revenue, that would have been used to victimize others. Moreover, the city of New York did not descend into carnage without police arresting pot smokers and writing traffic tickets, a lesson I hope is not lost on the people of New York. In the face of such staggering data, it’s very difficult to say that violence solves nothing. One would require a religiously incoherent obsession with non-violence to make the suggestion.
With every moment that passes, another person is victimized by the State. Many of those people will have their lives ruined beyond repair. Some of those people will become so filled with a combination of rage and hopelessness that they will lash out violently and risk their lives to fight their oppressor. If the State insists on creating violent lunatics faster than we can create libertarians, the least we can do is celebrate a bit when that plan backfires on them."
From the Article:
“When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor.” ~ Frédéric Bastiat
"In the wake of two NYPD Officers being gunned down in Brooklyn, the New York Post is reporting that traffic tickets and summonses for petty offenses are down 94%, arrests for drug offenses are down 84%, and overall arrests down 66%.Consider for a moment how many lifetimes of manhours have been spent on political and education efforts over the last 50 years to advance libertarian ideas. Compare this to what it has done to reduce State violence. The effect has been negative, the State has consistently expanded its power."
And:
"Yet, in just a few moments, one violent idiot managed to reduce arrests in New York City by 66%. That massive reduction in citations and arrests didn’t just free all the people who would have been the victims thereof. It deprived the city of massive amounts of revenue, that would have been used to victimize others. Moreover, the city of New York did not descend into carnage without police arresting pot smokers and writing traffic tickets, a lesson I hope is not lost on the people of New York. In the face of such staggering data, it’s very difficult to say that violence solves nothing. One would require a religiously incoherent obsession with non-violence to make the suggestion.
With every moment that passes, another person is victimized by the State. Many of those people will have their lives ruined beyond repair. Some of those people will become so filled with a combination of rage and hopelessness that they will lash out violently and risk their lives to fight their oppressor. If the State insists on creating violent lunatics faster than we can create libertarians, the least we can do is celebrate a bit when that plan backfires on them."
I realize it is a chicken or the egg dilemma but, neighborhoods where cops walk a beat, carrying a nightstick, a holstered pistol and a badge has little trouble. The arrival of armored vehicles, riot gear, stun guns, water cannons and automatic weapons sends an entirely different signal. Since most of this gear is provided to local departments by the Federal Government makes the signal even more ominous.