On the Monopoly of Violence
Steve Janke hits the nail on the head and points out that John Ibbitson misses the boat on the current situation in Caledonia:
Steve Janke: Angry in the Great White North
The viability of the State requires that in the face of violent insurrection (which is what the Caledonia occupation by the Mohawk Warriors is), the state enforce it's monopoly and use violence to quell the situation.
Negotiating the the Mohawk Warriors after they have spit in the face of the rule of law simply gives other groups the indication that the State will negotiate with them to meet their grievances if violence is employed to get attention.
This is not acceptable. I agree that the Mohawk Warriors should be declared a terrorist organization and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
Steve Janke: Angry in the Great White North
The viability of the State requires that in the face of violent insurrection (which is what the Caledonia occupation by the Mohawk Warriors is), the state enforce it's monopoly and use violence to quell the situation.
Negotiating the the Mohawk Warriors after they have spit in the face of the rule of law simply gives other groups the indication that the State will negotiate with them to meet their grievances if violence is employed to get attention.
This is not acceptable. I agree that the Mohawk Warriors should be declared a terrorist organization and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
posted by Technical Bard | 20:21
1 Comments:
If the state does not have a monopoly on violence then it's a free for all.
Unfortunately most Canadians are unarmed, only non-Canadians like aboriginals and terrorists have weaponry.
Canadians paid a lot of tax to arm police forces in order to protect us, but that money has been a waste since they have decided to not serve or protect us.
Local vigilante groups are one possible solution - they could form the nucleus of future police forces for communities. And since they would be local forces, they would be less subject to outside pressures wanting them to sit on their hands.
Once Ontarions begin to understand that the value of their house could turn to nothing overnight, they'll have to do something to protect themselves.
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