Balance between neutered citizens and overly violent citizens...?

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Wealth redistribution is a glorious thing to reduce crime. More equality in society = less crime.

Anyway, I fail to see how shooting someone stealing from you is anything other than capital punishment dealt without a trial.

Also called murder.

Wealth redistribution works to a point. Yes, crushing poverty with little or no hope of bettering your situation yields to crime on a "what the blank does it matter basis," or even a "this is the only way to feed my family" basis.

Redistribute all of the wealth equally, so that all persons are equally funded and you will NOT eliminate crime. To do so you would have to eliminate greed -- and it seems that at least some portion of all of our populations is willing to cut corners or whatever to get ahead.


As to our hypothetical thieves, your solution is to give them my property. I worked for it, I bought it, I maintain it, but their "right" to be secure in their persons trumps my right to defend my property and that means that I have to stand by while they take my hard-earned property for their own use and enjoyment. I will call the cops, who will try but not likely succeed in getting my property returned. I will then call the insurance company, file a claim -- a service that I have also worked to pay for -- and will be compensated for my lost property as per the insurance contract. Who pays me compensation for my personal sense of loss and discomfiture? Moreover, should the event recur, the insurance company will raise my rates or refuse to cover me as a poor risk. Then what?

All in all, Horetore, I don't like that version of justice.

Their rights end at my property.