Difference between revisions of "State monopoly on violence"
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| − | Government is not a monopoly of legitimate violence (force) in the US: there are federal, state, county, and local governments, all of which can use force. They all have their own laws and police, and many have their own courts. Individuals are also allowed many sorts of legitimate violence in defense of person and property, as any gunloon can tell you. Indeed, the US was set up that way precisely to avoid problems of monopoly. | + | Government is not a monopoly of legitimate violence (force) in the US: there are federal, state, county, and local governments, all of which can use force. They all have their own laws and police, and many have their own courts. Individuals are also allowed many sorts of legitimate violence in defense of person and property, as any gunloon can tell you. Indeed, the US was set up that way precisely to avoid problems of monopoly on violence, to retain public accountability. |
Private property is a state-created legitimation of violence for the purpose of constructing and enforcing private rights. It creates a monopoly on violence over the delimited property. But unlike publicly accountable government, private property is often unaccountable. | Private property is a state-created legitimation of violence for the purpose of constructing and enforcing private rights. It creates a monopoly on violence over the delimited property. But unlike publicly accountable government, private property is often unaccountable. | ||
